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thofe of what had been tranfplanted in the autumn. To replenifli 

 the empty fpaces, he laid down feme flips of the neighbouring 

 plants, by which means he hoped thofe chafms would be filled up 

 the next year. 



This is a very fimple and eafy way to renew old paftures of lu- 

 cerne, and to have conflant crops of this excellent fodder. Great 

 care is requifite, both in taking up the roots, and in planting them 



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CHAP. X. 

 Of CLOVER. 



"jWr Duhamel fays but little of this plant, whofe great ufe will., 

 -!-» J-» we hope, apologize for our borrowing from other authors, 

 and particularly Mr. Miller, fuch diredions as may be fufficient to 

 guide our huftandmen in the culture of it. 



There are many forts of clover : but the two principal ones are, 

 the red and the white. 



Clay lands, in particular, have been fo much improved by fowlng 

 them with red clover, that they have produced fix times the quan- 

 tity of fodder that they ufed to do before the culture of this plant 

 was fo common in England as it now is. 



The red clover is a biennial plant, whofe roots decay after they 

 have produced feeds : but if the phmts are eat down, or mowed 

 when they begin to flower, they will fprout out anev/, and by that 

 means continue longer than they otherwife would. The ufual allow-' 

 ance of feed for an acre of ground, in the common hufl^andry, is* 

 ten pounds. In the choice of the feed, that which is of a bright 

 yellow colour, inclining to brown, fliould be preferred ; and the 

 pale coloured thin feed ihould be rejefted. 



The general cufl:om in this country is, to fow the clover feed with 

 barley, in the fpring : and when the barley is taken off the ground, 

 the clover fpreads and covers it, and remains two years : after which 

 the land is plov/ed again for corn, and is thought to be greatly en- 

 riched by the clover. The clover feed fhould not be fown, till after 

 the barley has been harrowed in ; for otherwife it will be buried 

 1;oo deep : and after it is fown, the ground ihould be rolled, to prefs 

 the feeds into it: but this fliould be done in dry v/eatherj becaufe 

 moiHure will often make the feeds burft, and when the ground is 

 wet, they will fl:ick to the roller, and the furface of the foil will be 



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