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nicated to the Reader. In Kent it is cufloma- 

 fy for Hufoandmen to cut up the Heath in 

 May, and when*tis dry they burn it, and 

 fpread the Aflies on the Ground ^ afterwards 

 they plough up the Turf with a broad finu'd 

 Plough, this they likewife burn, and ming- 

 ling the Afhes with Lime and Sea-Sand, they 

 alfo fpread it over the Ground, and upon that 

 lay a good Quantity of Dung. 



About the End of September they fow the 

 Land with Wheat, which they do annually 

 for three Years 5 the fourth Year they fold 

 it with Sheep, and fow it with Barley ^ the 

 fifth, fixth, and feventh Years they fow it 

 with Oats, and the eighth with Peafe^ and 

 after that it will bear very good Grafs. In 

 Staffordjhire they flock up the Heath in the 

 Summer, and burn it, mixing the Aflies with 

 Lime, and allowing four Load to an Acre. 

 They plough the Ground under Furrow about 

 the Middle or End oi September ^ox Beginning 

 of Otloher^ and fow it firft with Rye, allowing 

 two Bufliels to an Acre, the Encreafe of 

 which is commonly twenty five Bufliels. Af- 

 ter the Crop of Rye they fow Barley, next 

 to Barley White Peafe, after that Oat&, and 

 at laft lay it down for Grafs* Fern is one of 

 the woril of Weeds, and hard to dtflroy ^ but 

 if it be cut when the Sap is in it, and left to 

 rot upon the Ground, it is a very great Impro- 

 ver of the Land ^ for if it be burnt when fo 

 cut, its Aflies will produce double the Quan- 

 tity of Salt of any other Veeerable. 



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