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be then sown, and the roller he passed again aeross 

 the line of its former movement, the job will be 

 finished in the best manner possible ; but the com- 

 mon method of harrowing is a very bad one ; and 

 trusting the seed without any operation to cover it, 

 causes an inequality in the plant, for it is apt to 

 fail where it does not fall into cracks. 



Every man who is, or can be in the habit of this 

 husbandry of paring and burning, should determine 

 to sow turnips (or coleseed) on all the land that 

 may have been pared and burnt after potatoe- 

 planting : many farmers are not at all solicitous 

 upon this point, because they are so very eager 

 to sow white corn wherever it is possible to do it 

 with any expectation of a crop : they put in oats 

 on all early pared ; and wheat on all that is done 

 afterwards ; but the practice is erroneous, nor 

 can I see the gain by it ; for as to two crops of 

 white corn, it is absolutely to be prohibited ; and 

 as to three or four, such management is that of a 

 barbarian : it arises from such execrable conduct, 

 that there are many landlords prejudiced against 

 this excellent husbandry. If oats or wheat are 

 taken for the first crop, turnips or cole must be 

 the second ; therefore, it is not easy to understand 

 what the motive can be. 



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Where a man is not allowed to pare and burn, 

 or cannot do it for some other reason, he should 

 be reminded that this crop succeeds well when 

 sown on one earth upon old turf ; but it should be 



ploughed 



