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over, and leave them till ready to cock or cart. Ii 

 the crop is very great, or the weather unfavourable, 

 other turnings may be necessary, but be not too 

 busy. 



CLOVER. 



The latter end of June, the clover crops will be 

 ready to mow. In many situations it will not be 

 advisable to feed any more $f it than can be dis- 

 pensed with, the hay paying so much better. 



In the making of all artificial grasses into hay, 

 particularly clover and sainfoin, it should be ob- 

 served to act quite differently from the making na- 

 tural grass. The latter is strewed about soon after 

 mowing ; but the former should lie in swath a day 

 or two, then turned carefully, and lie a day or two 

 longer. In good weather, this makes it sufficiently. 

 It may then be got into cocks, in which it should 

 remain about two days, and then carted to the 

 stack. The whole is a very easy and cheap pro- 

 cess. 



MEADOWS. 



The ver\ early or rich meadows, and the highly 

 manured upland pastures, about great cities, will be 

 ready to mow in June. In executing the work, 

 observe particularly, that the labourers cut as close 

 to the ground as possible : grass never thrives well 

 that is not mown quite close, and the loss in the 

 crop of hay is very considerable; for one inch at 

 >m weighs more than several at top. In the 

 making it in'ro hav, you will be a loser, if you have 

 not many hands ready for the work. It should be 



shaken 



