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the firft fpot as a nurferj', from which he takes whatcv'erplants 

 he wants, and fets them in otlier ground a foot and a half dfunder, 

 which is 3. fufficient diltance for hoeing. His field promifes 

 greatly. 



CHAP. XL 



Of Pajlure Ground, and Meadow. 



■pASTURE ground is of two forts: I'iz. low meadovv land, 

 ■^ which is often overflowed ; and up-land, which lies high and 

 dry. We fliall begin with this laft. 



The firil thing requifite in this pallure, is, to fence it in, and dir 

 vide it into fields of from four or five to ten acres each ; planting 

 timber trees in the hedge rows, to fcreen tlae grafs from the fliarp 

 drying winds of March, which are fo prejudicial to its growth in 

 large open fields, that if April proves likewife a cold dry month, 

 the land produces very little hay : whereas in flielter'd fields, the 

 grafs will begin to grow early in March, and will cover the ground 

 fo as to prevent the fun from parching the roots of the plants,which 

 will be kept growing, and afl-ord an early crop, if the fpring is dry. 



A general caution to be obferved in fencing of land, efpecially 

 where the hedge rows are planted with trees, is not to make the 

 inclofures too fmail : becaufe when the trees are grown high, they 

 will fliade the ground too much ; and where they are too cLofe, the 

 grafs will be rank and four. 



The turf Ihould be made good, by fowing new feed, wherever the 

 grafs has been deftroyed, whether by the badnefs of the foil, or for 

 want of proper care, or by weeds, rulhes, buflies, mole-hills, &c. 

 If the land is cold and clayey, it may be improved by paring oft' 

 the furface and burning it, as before directed : but if it is a hot 

 fandy foil, chalk, lime, marie, or clay, are proper manures to lay 

 upon it, and that in pretty large quantities; for otherwife they will 

 do little good. If the ground is over-run with buflies, ruflies, Gfr. 

 they fhould be grubbed up towards the end of the fummer, and 

 burnt, and their afihes Ipread over the ground juft before the au- 

 tumnal rains ; at which time the furface of the land fliould be le- 

 velled, and fown with grafs-feed, which will come up in a Ihort 

 time, and make good grafs the following fpring. All mole-hills 

 fhould likewife be pared off, and burnt for their aflies, or be fpread 

 thin upon the ground, after digging out their middle or core; 



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