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immediately required to be brought to a fward, for 

 which this grafs is peculiarly calculated, as it throws 

 out roots from every joint, forming in one year a com- 

 plete cover to the foil. It feems, better calculated for 

 grazing than for cutting, as it does not grow very long. 



SECT. 3. Hay Harveft. 



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THE time for making hay extends from the begin- 

 ning of July until the beginning of October ; that is, 

 from the time the meadows about the towns and gen- 

 tlemens' places are cut, until thofe in the mountainous 

 and remote parts are made up. Saving (provincially, 

 wenning) hay is thus performed. After the mowers 

 the grafs is ftiaken out, and the day following, if the 

 weather permits, it is turned in rows with rakes or 

 forks, after which it is made into fmall cocks, called 

 lap-cocks. This operation is conducted in the follgw- 

 ing manner : one perfon goes before with a rake, and 

 takes in as much ground as can be reached; a fmall 

 armful of the grafs, gathered from this fpace into a 

 ridge, is taken by another perfon, who clofely follows, 

 fhakes it, and with the hands and knees neatly folds it 

 into a fmall round heap, with a hole paffing through it 

 like a muff, and lightly lays it on the ground; as many 

 pairs may be employed in this way as are aecelTary to 



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