Fanuartes husbandrie. 
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SY 
2 Who both by his calfe and his lamb will be knowne, 
may well kill a neate and a sheepe of his owne. 
And he that can reare vp a pig in his house, 
hath cheaper his bacon and sweeter his souse. 
Who eateth his veale, pig and lamb being froth, 
shall twise in a weeke go to bed without broth.! 
Vnskilfull that passe not, but sell away sell, 
shall neuer haue plentie where euer they dwell. 
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4 Be greedie in spending, and careles to saue, 
and shortly be needie and readie to craue. 
Be wilfull to kill and vnskilfull to store, 
and looke for no foison,? I tell thee before. 
5 Lay dirt vpon heapes, faire yard to be seene, 
if frost will abide it, to feeld with it cleene. 
In winter a fallow some loue to bestowe, 
where pease for the pot* they intend for to sowe. 
6 In making or mending as needeth thy ditch, Quick set 
get set to quick set it, learne cunningly whitch.‘ = 
In hedging (where clay is) get stake as ye knowe, 
of popler and willow, for fewell to growe. 
7 Leaue killing of conie,® let Doe go to buck, 
and vermine thy burrow, for feare of ill luck. 
Feed Doue (no more killing), old Doue house repaire, _Kéepe 
cleane thy 
saue doue dong for hopyard, when house ye make faire. douehous. 
1 ¢ Broath is still us’d in some Farm Houses for Supper Meat, and Roast 
Meat look’d upon as very ill Husbandry.” —T.R. 
2 looke not for foyzen. 1577. ‘‘ Hoyzon is Winter Food.”—T.R. 
3 Pease boyling or not boyling is one of the Farmers occult Qualities ; 
but fresh, and next to it, well dunged Grounds are observed to produce the 
best Boylers, perhaps because they retain most moisture.” —T.R. 
4 «<By Experience Garden Quicksets are found to be the best, ..... 
because they are all of an age.” —T.R. 
5 “The common time of ending their Slaught (or Slaughter as the 
Warreners term it) is Cazdlemas.”—T.R. 
