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10 In March is good graffing, the skilfull doo knowe, 
so long as the wind in the East doo not blowe. 
From Moone being changed til past be the prime,’ 
for graffing and cropping is verie good time. 
11 Things graffed or planted,’ the greatest and least, 
defend against tempest, the bird* and the beast. 
Defended shall prosper, the tother is lost, 
the thing with the labour, the time and the cost. 
12 Sowe barlie in March, in April and Maie, 
the latter* in sand, and the sooner in claie.® 
What worser for barlie than wetnes and cold ? 
what better to skilfull than time to be bold ? 
13° Who soweth his barlie too soone or in raine, 
of otes’ and of thistles shall after complaine. 
I speake not of Maie weed, cockle and such, 
that noieth the barlie, so often and much. 
14 Let barlie be harrowed, finelie as dust, 
then workmanly trench it and fence it ye must. 
This season well plied, set sowing an end, 
and praise and praie God a good haruest to send. 
15 Some rowleth their barlie straight after a raine, 
when first it appeareth to leauell it plaine. 
The barlie so vsed, the better doth growe, 
and handsome ye make it at haruest to mowe. 
l cf. ante, p. 85, st. 4. 
2 plainted. 1577. 
8 ** That impudent bird, a Tomtit, is not easily frighted.”—T.R. 
+ “Jater.”—T_R. 
> **Barley is rarely sown in Clay, at present.”—T.R. 1710. 
& St. 13 is not in 1577. : 
7 Gervase Markham says: ‘‘You shall take care that in your seede Barly 
there be not any Oates, for although they be in this case amongst Husband- 
men accounted the best of weede, yet are they such a disgrace,” etc. ; 
. and he adds that ‘‘some grounds will. . . . bring forth naturally 
a certaine kinde of wilde Oates.” —Zz9lish Husbandman, Pt. I. ch. v. 
Grafiing. 
Sowing of 
barlie. 
Rowling of 
barlie. 
