Improvement of arable Land. 185 

 have fo much occafion to mention 5 and that 

 it did not only make his Saint-Foin^ where it 

 was laid,fpread much larger than where there 

 was none, but that alfo his Sheep fed upon it 

 with the utmoft Greedinefs, and would not, 

 while there was any left of it, touch that 

 which was not thus coverM with Alhes, as be- 

 ing mpft Grafs and juicy : But the greateft 

 Improvement to thofe Grafs Seeds that come 

 weak at firft, as Sjint-Foin does, is the mix- 

 ing of them with the fame quantity of Earth 

 as itfelf is ; and lading about 20 or go Load 

 on an Acre, this will ftrengthen the Lands 

 very much if they be poor, and will alfo make 

 the Saint'Fojn come up very ftrong, if it be 

 laid on the Michaelmas after fowing, and 

 fo remain all the Winter, the next Grals 

 will be glorioufly ftrong. And indeed Su- 

 perficial Dreffings every two or three Year 

 will re-invigorate in a wonderful manner 5 

 but the Husbandman fliould not do it always 

 one way, but fometimes by Sand, fome- 

 times by Coal Afhes, &c. which will all foK 

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