420 WHEAT. [JULY, 



it receives much wet, or if the heaps are not turned., 

 it can be used only to litter the farm -yard with. 

 BARLEY. 



Some of your barley will probably be ready for 

 mowing towards the latter end of this month, par- 

 ticularly the Fulham sort, which is frequently cut 

 the middle of July, a fortnight before any other 

 sort, though sown at the same time, and on tiie 

 same land. This early mowing has several advan- 

 tages ; many weeds are cut before they seed, which, 

 in a fortnight longer, would shed, and consequently 

 injure the ensuing crops. The trouble and atten- 

 tion of harvest is lessened : for a part, at least, of 

 the barley crop may be in the barn, before other 

 farmers, who do not use this sort, begin to mow. 

 W FIE AT. 



August is the principal month for cutting wheat, 

 under which head I shall treat of it more particular! y. 

 I mention it at present merely to consider the con- 

 duel of many sensible farmers, who are fond of 

 cutting their wheat, at least ten days before it is 

 ripe. There is reason to think this practice a very 

 good one : the corn is left in the field longer than 

 common, to finish in that manner the ripening : the 

 advantage is the fineness of the grain. If you are 

 desirous of carrying to market a sample of wheat that 

 shall exceed all others, it must be thus harvested ; 

 and I have heard more than once several very attentive 

 farmers assert, that they lose nothing in measure by 

 this management. It is at least worthy the trial of 

 all good husbandmen, were it only for the conve- 

 nience 



