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in a vefTcl of water, where, after flirring 

 it a little, the feed will fink, in three or 

 four hours, to the bottom, and the pulp 

 fwimming uppermoft may be poured off 

 with the water. The feed fliould then be 

 taken out and dryed upon a cloath in the 

 fun or in fome airy place, ftirring it often. 

 If it is done in the fun don't let it remain 

 above an hour or fo for fear of the heat 

 injuing it, but rather take it away as faft 

 as it dries. After this you may winnow 

 out any dufl which is in it, and keep it in 

 boxes or bags out of the way of mice till 

 the feafon of fowing. 



Sometimes the feed will not . eafily fink 

 to the bottom in the water where you wafti 

 it from the pulp, if it is not very found ; 

 when you find this to be the cafe, you 

 may fpread the pulp and feed as they are 

 mixed together pretty thin till it is quite 

 dry, taking care that it doth not heat or 

 grow mouldy ; and when it is quite dry, 

 which will take a good many days, you 

 may keep it in that form till the time of 

 fowing, then you mull pour a little water 

 on it to reduce it again to a foft pulp, and 

 when it is about half dry mix an equal 

 quantity of dry fand or earth, rubbing them 

 C 3 well 



