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acre, on the open fields, and 40 bufhels on inclofed 

 land. The fpecies moft cultivated, are what are 

 here called the fliort fuiall, and the Polilh oat. 



Barky is cultivated nearly in the fame proportion 

 with wheat. It is generally fown after turnip. The 

 land is once plowed, commonly about Lady-day, 

 and feed at the rate of from 4^- to 5 bufliels, is fown 

 on the acre. The return may be reckoned at 34 

 budiels the acre. The common long-eared barley 

 is the only kind cultivated. 



Rye is feldom cultivated here as a crop, though 

 frequently as fpring food for Iheep ; it is generally 

 fown after oats or barley ; the land is plowed,, and 

 the feed fown immediately after harveft, and the 

 ftieep are folded upon it about Lady-day. This is 

 confidered, and juftly, as a great improvement, as 

 the rye is ready to be folded upon by the time the 

 crop of turnip is eat off, and the Iheep by this 

 means are kept on in good order, till the beginning 

 of the grafs feafon. It may alfo be obferved, that 

 it is an additional crop gained, becaufe the rye is 

 eat off in fuch time as to give an opportunity to 

 prepare the land for a turnip-crop ; indeed, all the 

 preparation neceffary >is plowing, as in confequence 

 of the ftieep folding, the field mud be well ma- 

 nured for the fucceeding crop, whatever it may be. 



■ Rape or Cole is alfo cultivated as winter and 

 fpring food for ftieep. The land is plowed three 

 times, and generally manured before the laft plow- 

 ing with yard-dung. About one-eight of a bufliel 

 of feed is fown on the acre. The time of fowing 

 is in the month of June, or the beginning of July. 

 The flieep are folded in the fame manner as on 

 rye or turnip, and continue till about the end of 

 February ; and if the winter is favourable, and not 



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