Cultivation of Arabic. Land. Rupt or Cole Preparation of Land for. 



of preparation. As a fir ft crop on fuch defcriptions of land it is often the beft 

 that can be employed. When fown on old tillage lands, the method of prepara 

 tion is pretty much the fame as that which has been given for the common turnip ; 

 the land being ploughed over four or five times, according to the condition ir 

 may be in, a fine ftare of pulverifation or tilth being requifite for the perfect growth 

 of the crop. In this view the firft ploughing is moftly given in the autumn, in 

 order that the foil may be expofed to the influence of the atmofphere till the early 

 part of the fpring, when it fhould be again turned over twice, at proper diftanccs 

 from each other; and towards the beginning and middle of June one or two addi 

 tional ploughings mould be performed upon it, in order that it may be in a fine 

 mellow condition for the reception of the feed. 



But if the feed be intended to be put in upon lands that are newly broken up 

 from the flate offward, they muft be rendered perfectly clean and in a fuflickntly 

 fine flate of mould for the reception of the feed, either by frequent ploughing in 

 the common way, and afterwards harrowing the furface well by light fhort-tined 

 harrows j or by having recourfe to the practice of paring and burning, which may 

 be performed in the manner already defcribed.*&quot; The laft is by much the moft 

 effectual, cheap, and advantageous method, where the furface contains a large quan 

 tity of coarfe graffy matter, as it can fcarcely be reduced by any other means with 

 out much time and trouble: This is the fort of preparation that is generally em 

 ployed when the crop is intended to ftand for feed, j- 



If fown on the firft fort of preparation, it is the beft practice for it to fucceed 

 wheat or barley crops. When the former, barley or oats, with grafs -feeds, may be 

 put in after it ; but if the latter, it may be fucceeded to the greaieft advantage by 

 wheat, as it is found to be not only an excellent preparation for that fort of grain, 

 but to afford itof the fineft quality; and by its being taken off early there is fuf- 

 fkient time allowed for getting the land in order for the wheat crop.J Where 

 the tillage land is not in a good ftate of fertility, manure of the fame kind and in 

 the fame proportion as for turnips fhould be applied and turned in with the laft 

 ploughing for the feed. 



Seed. For this crop fuch feed as has been perfectly ripened, is quite frefli, 

 and has a fine black colour, is conftantly to be preferred, as vegetating in the moft 

 perfect and expeditious manner. The quantity of feed that is made ufe of is in 

 general from a quarter to half a peck, according to the manner of fowing that 

 may be practifed. Where the crop is intended to be confumed as a green food 



* Section on Paring and Burning. f Modern Agriculture, vol. II. + Kent s Hints. 



