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should be sown with barley or oats, the land in fine 

 tilth, and the seed covered by harrowing- when the land 



is dry. It may also be drilled as in Mnrch. Upon the 

 soils proper for this grass, no man can sow too much 

 of it ; for no other use of the land will pay nearly so 

 well. It will, on poor soils, not worth more than 

 from 2s. 6d. to 5s. per acre, yield a ton and a half, 

 and even two tons and a half of hay, or a ton at 

 the least, at one mowing per acre, and afford a 

 considerable after-grass besides. Now, the use of 

 hay is so universal, that such products can never 

 want a market ; nor such land, thus improved, fail 

 of becoming a source of profit to whoever pursues 

 such a beneficial conduct. The products and pro- 

 fit of such land in tillage, or in a sheep-walk, are 

 quite inconsiderable, compared to what sainfoin 

 yields. The proper quantity of seed is four 

 bushels per acre. It flourishes so well broad -cast, 

 that there is no necessity to attempt it in the drill 

 method. 



I have seen it cultivated, however, with great 

 success, drilled at nine inches across drilled bailey. 

 on the farms of Air. Overman and Air. Coke, in 

 Norfolk. 



BURNET. 



This is a proper season for sowing burnct ; and 

 the best method of cultivating it is, to sow about a 

 bushel per acre, with either barley or oats, and to 

 cover it at two harrowings. It flourishes extremely 

 well on most soils ; but it yields a produce propor- 

 tioned to the goodness of the land, though it will 



do 



