MARCH.] SOW CHICORY. 



ing those formed with trefoil, white clover, and 

 rav-grass, which are the plants usually had recourse 

 to, and will support so many sheep as very mate- 

 rially to improve the soil. This is one capital mo- 

 tive for cultivating chicory. Another is, for the 

 application of the produce, on better land, to soiling 

 horses, oxen, cows, and all sorts of cattle, for which 

 use three years are the proper duration. A third use is, 

 for feeding in the field, or soiling hogs, for which 

 purpose it is very advantageous. These are ob- 

 jecls so important in themselves, as to plead power- 

 fully in its favour. Objections to it have been 

 made, by reason of its rising, -and becoming a vi- 

 vacious weed, in succeeding crops. If the circum- 

 stance be not guarded against this will happen, but 

 not more, or so much as with lucerne. But who 

 ventures to forbid that culture on account of this 

 quality, which is really founded on its merit ? When 

 the land is ploughed, only use a broad sharp share, 

 and harrow 7 in tares, for feeding or soiling, or break 

 it up for turnips, and there is an end of the objec- 

 tion. Such observations against a plant are truly 

 futile, and arise only from ill management. Let us, 

 therefore, suppose a farmer too wise to listen to 

 them, and that he determines to sow the plant. 

 He may do this broad-cast, among spring corn, 

 in the same way that clover is sown ; or he may 

 drill it at 9 inches on poor land, and at 12 on bet- 

 ter soils, in order to give it now and then a scari . 

 fving ; the first for feeding, the last for soiling. 

 From 1O to 12lb. of seed per acre is the proper 



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