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it in is about the beginning of March ; but with barley it is performed at a later 

 period, as in April. It may therefore, perhaps, be more properly fown with this 

 crop than oars in the later diftricts, where it might be apt to fuller from the frofb 

 in the preceding months. On the richer foils, as from the luxuriance of its 

 growth too much of it is frequently cut with the barley, fo as to keep it in the 

 field fo long as toexpofeit to danger, efpecially in bad feafons, or from the barley 

 becoming rank and lodging;, great injury may be done to the clover, it may be 

 more advifable tofow it with the cat, or over the wheat crops. But on the 

 thinner foils there is feldom any danger to be apprehended in this way. In order 

 to pi event its proving hurtful to the barley in its early growth, by the rapid pro- 

 grefs which it makes in fome cafes, it has been recommended not to fow it till the 

 barley has fprouted -to the height of two or three inches, as it may then be per 

 formed to equal advantage as at an earlier period, the barley being rather benefited 

 than injured by the flight harrowing which is necerTary.* In fowing it among 

 wheat it is the bed method, efpecially in the foutherndiftricts, to have the bufmefs 

 performed at as early a period in March as the land becomes fufficiently dry to 

 admit of harrowing. f 



Clover crops may likewife beraifed without being mixed with thofe of the grain 

 kind. In very rich foils this may indeed often be the moft advantageous practice, 

 as the danger of either crop being injured by the other will be fully obviated. The 

 fowing in this cafe mould be executed as early in the fpring as the date of the 

 land and that of the feafon will with fafety permit. 



When clover is fown with grain crops on the more fertile and better prepared 

 lands, with the intention of being kept in the ftate of pafture for fome time, the 

 grain fliould always be fown much thinner, or in lefs proportion than is ufual 

 under other circumftances, as in this way the danger of its lodging and injuring 

 the clover plant may be avoided. J In fowing it with barley it may according to 

 fome be put in by the drill-machine,after that crop has been fown, broadcaft, beino- 

 immediately covered by light harrowing. The practice of drilling it in the fame 

 drills with the barley, as employed by Ducket, is lefs common, and by no means 

 fo good. 



In putting clover in with grain crops the mod common practice is to perform 

 the bufmefs either immediately, or as foon as poffible, after the grain has been 

 covered in, as all fmall feeds vegetate in much the mod perfect manner when put 

 in foon after the foil has been turned up, as has been already explained. 



* Modern Agriculture, vol.11. f Report of Middlefex. Synopfis of Hulbandry. 



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