^o On the Raifing of Red Clover Seed, 



All the heads of clover, in what manner foever colle6led, 

 ought to be put into fmall heaps or cocks in the field, and there 

 expofed, that the huflv may rot (which generally takes about 

 three weeks in Suffolk county) otherwife it will be with great 

 difficulty to get out the feed. Some attention ought to be paid 

 to thefe heaps or cocks, lead: they fliould rot too much next to 

 the ground ; it will fometimes be neceffary in cafe of much 

 rain to turn the heap ; by rubbing the heads in your hand it 

 may eafily be perceived when the huflc is fufficiently rotten. 

 Whenever it is found the heaps are fufficiently rotted and dry, 

 they are carted into the barn, and whenever it is found conve- 

 nient the feed is threfhed out on the barn floor, and cleaned with 

 a wire riddle. 



The greateft yield I have known was one bufhel and four 

 quarts from one quarter of an acre of land — but this produce - 

 was extraordinary. This feed is fown in different quantities, 

 according to the richnefs of the foil, and the ufe that is propofed 

 to be made of the grafs. If feed is to be collefted from the 

 firfl crop, the clover feed is generally fown with the wheat on 

 lands which produce from eight to twelve bufliels by the acre. 

 The grafs on fuch lands will not be too thick to produce feed 

 from the firft crop. Some farmers indead of fowing the clover 

 feed on fuch grounds at the time of fowing their wheat, fow it 

 the lafl of February or the firft of March, on a light fnow. If 

 your land be rich, and you m.ean to fow the firft crop and col- 

 let; feed from the fecond, eight pounds is not too much to put 



