Cultivation of Arable Land. Tares After-management of. 339 



tions of the cultivator, but the winter fowings fhould be performed fome time between 

 Auguft and October : in late expofed lituations and poor foils more early than in 

 thofe of the contrary. In the former the beginning of Auguft may not be too 

 early.* In other cafes the latter end of that month or the beginning of the follow 

 ing may be better. It mould, however, for the general crop always be done in 

 fuch time as that the plants may be perfectly eftablifhed in the foil before the cold 

 feafon begins, as by this means the crops fucceed better. For the fpring fowings, 

 from the latter end of February to the end of March or beginning of April may an- 

 fwer very well j but the fooner the better, as the plants will have got the more firm 

 hold of the ground before the hot feafon fets in. Mr. Young alfo coniiders it good 

 hufbandry to fow fpring tares in June with a quart of cole feed per acre over the 

 fame land, in order that a good nutritious feed may be provided for weaned lambs in 

 the autumn. This is practifed in SufTex on the down lands with fuccefs. It is of 

 great advantage in providing a due fucceflion of green food for the fpring con- 

 fumption to fow at different periods in the autumn. 



The method of fowing is moftly that of the broadcaft,which fhould be performed 

 as evenly as poflible over the furface, the feed being afterwards well covered by har 

 rowing, in order to prevent their being picked up by birds, and enfure their perfect 

 vegetation. In rich dean foils it is probable, however, that the row method would 

 fucceed well at fix or eight inches with this fort of crop, as is the cafe in fome of the 

 fouthern diftricts.-)- With fome intelligent cultivators it is the cuftom to fow a littl e 

 rye with their winter tare crops, and a fmall quantity of barley with thofe of the 

 fpring. But as plants of different forts never fucceed well together, it is proba 

 ble that little advantage can be derived from the practice, efpecially as the tare is 

 not a plant that {lands much in need of protection in the early ftages of its growth &amp;gt; 

 and may be injured by too much made. 



Crops of this fort are moftly cultivated after wheat or barley ; but they may be 

 grown after almoft any kind where the land is in good heart* 



After-management. As this fort of crop covers the land in a very .complete 

 manner where it is fufficiently full, it does not require fo much attention during 

 its growth as many others. Some nice cultivators, however, make a point of 

 hoeing up and drawing out all the more coarfe and rank kinds of weeds that are 

 in danger of doing injury to the tare plants, and which they cannot fmother and 

 overpower. This bufmefs mould be performed as early in the fpring as poflible, 



* Corre&ed Report of Middlefex. f Synopfis of Hufbandry. 



