THE PLOUGHMAN. 43 



none but extremely ignorant persons can de- 

 spise. 



Ploughing is often repeated, in various ways 

 before the land is sufficiently stirred and broken 

 to make a good tilth. For this purpose, thr 

 field is, sometimes, crossed and rr Tossed, in 

 different directions ; but if not, the ends of the 

 furrows must be made good by a few cross 

 furrows, called head-lands. But, after all the 

 plough can do, the clods are still by far too 

 rough and large to receive the seer 1 until 

 another engine has been employed. 



