2/^.z The Natural Hijlory . 



63. The Sheep- fold is good for this Land winter and fummer, 

 they manure it alfo with the Dung-cart, if near home, before the 

 slirring ; but Pidgeons dung is the mod proper for this fort of foil, 

 becaufe it is for the moft part very cold Land, and fo is Mault-dufi 

 in a larger quantity, both fown with the winter-corn and ploughed 

 in with it, for then it lies warm at the roots of the Corn all win- 

 ter, and correfts the crudities of the rains and fro/is, makes the 

 Corn cover the ground fooner than ordinary, and holds the moi- 

 fture of the Spring longer with it ; and in (hort (if thus order- 

 ed) brings a certain Crop. It muft not be ftirred or fown very 

 wet, for then it proves uneafle both for Man and Beaft, nor will 

 it be kind for Corn, it being then very hard to cover it with the 

 barrows. It is a good Land for wheat or mifcellan, when it is fine, 

 efpeciallyif in condition for zfcalding fallow, and accordingly is 

 fown with that and barly by turns to change the grain ; and when 

 it falls in a Peas quarter, feldom fails of a good burthen, though 

 fomtimes it doth not kid very well, which yet poffibly may be 

 prevented by fowingthe Cotfwold Pea, which I guefs the moft a- 

 greeable to this fort ok ground'. But if too wet for thefe, the rath- 

 ripe Vetch is fitteft for it. 



64. In fome parts of the County they have another fort of Land 

 they call Stone-brafi, confifting of a light lean Earth and a fmall 

 Rubble-ftone, or elfe of that and four ground mixt together, which 

 are alfo tilled according to their prefent condition ; for if they be 

 grafte, which they otherwife czMfwardji, they fallow them pretty 

 late, but not fo hot and fcorchingzs four ground, becaufe they will 

 not bear fuch tillage : But if they befcary, as they word it, i. e. 

 have no skjn or fward upon them, they either fold them in winter, 

 and the Jbeeps dung with addition of fome hay feeds, will help them 

 to get grafie ; or elfe they lay upon them in the beginning of the 

 faring, old thatch 01 fir aw, or the moft ftrawy part of the dung- 

 hill, earth out of ditches, the Jlovelings of a dirty Court, or the 

 like., which fpread thin will aflift the grafs in its growth ; which 

 muft necefTarily be had, for they hold it (in fome parts of the 

 County at leaft) for a general Rule, that if thefe forts of Land have 

 not (ward on them before they are fallowed, they will by no means 

 bring a kind Crop, but great ftore of Mony-wort , May-weed , 

 i$c. 



65. This done in September, Oclober, November, and fomtimes 



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