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moifl: foils, and are only to be kept within moderate bounds, 

 by making a thorough fummer and winter fallow for fpring 

 corn, rather than for wheat ; and as there is no condition or 

 good heart, in which the land may be, that will in any wife 

 prevent thefe weeds from materially injuring the mofl pro- 

 mi fing crops, it has been found expedient to encourage their 

 growth to a certain ftage, that their deftrudlion may be 

 rendered more complete, by ploughing them under. 



Wild-gold, couch-grafs, goofe-grafs, red-weed, are pro- 

 portionately troublefome upon their various foils ; the firft 

 may be eradicated by hoeing and weeding, though at much 

 hazard to the crop, expence and labour : as to the 

 latter, the means of fubduing them, are fo well known and 

 pra£lifed, as to require but little further to be faid upon the 

 fubje£l. 



To complete however their deftrudion, and the neceffary 

 pulverization of the lighter land, it cannot be neceffary 

 to plough fo frequently, though it is abfolutely required to 

 plough much deeper, than is the common pradice at this 

 time. Upon the light tender lands, one or two clean deep 

 ploughings is all than can pofTibly be required for a fingle 

 crop (and ftrangc to fay) one or both of thefe earths, under 

 •certain circumftances, had better be difpenfed with ; as the" 

 horfe-hoe, roller, and harrow, will, in many cafes, do all 

 that is neceffary. 



From too much folicitude (and there are but few that will 

 not furnilh examples of the truth) we often defeat the very 

 purpofe we wifh to ferve; and herein the care of the Ellex 

 farmer is often requited with lofs and difappointment.inftead 

 orthat benefit and reward, he fo juftly merits by his diligence 

 and labour. The pains fo unremittingly beftowed in pul- 

 verizing the foil for turnips, is frequently the principal caufc 

 in the failure of that crop, it being no unufual appearance 



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