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not too ftrong, it will be exceeding rich and 

 good. For the Time and Manner of fowing 

 it, when the Land is manur'd, firft fow your 

 Barley or Oats, and harrow them 5 then fow 

 the Clover Grafs pretty thick, and harrow it 

 over likewife 5 the Corn, in this Cafe, is to be 

 thinner than ordinary. 



All Summer Corn does beft in a dry Seafon 

 except it be black Oats, which require more 

 Moiftare than any other Grain 3 but a very 

 dry Spring is fatal to new-broke Ground the 

 firft Year. I omitted in the Seclion of Plow- 

 ing taking Notice, that tho' three Earths are 

 neceiTary for Wheat, yet two Earths will 

 ferve for Barley, and one for Oats is fuffici- 

 ent juft before fown : And that Regard may 

 be had to the Strength and Nature of the 

 Land^ for rich heavy Ground cannot well 

 be ploughed too often, to make it light and 

 the better Manure, by killing the Weeds, as 

 light poor Ground cannot be ploughed too 

 feldom, for Fear of impoverilhing it. Wheat 

 cannot well be put into the Ground in a Sea- 

 fon over wet, and Rye cannot be fown too 

 dry; 



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