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where winter tares are sown than in any spots where 

 by accident there happens to be none. The improve- 

 ment of the old grass by the tares is very great, and 

 the value of the tare crop is considerable in soiling, 

 or in hay. This husbandry is new, extremely in- 

 teresting, and much deserves imitation in many cases. 



LAYING TO GRASS WITH WHEAT. 

 Next to laying down upon a clean fallow and sow- 

 ing the grass-seeds in August, I believe as good a 

 system as can be pursued is, to sow the seeds with 

 wheat very early in September, provided the weather 

 be favourable for putting in the wheat. I have had 

 very good success in this method. The land must 

 be either a fallow, or sown early with winter tares, 

 and these mown for soiliag, after which there is 

 plenty of time through the heat of the summer for 

 fallowing the land. The seeds are detailed in the 

 Calendars for April and August. 



FAILURE OF NEW LAYS. 



If the recommendations given in this work be 

 closely attended to, there is little reason to appre- 

 hend this ; however, as it is possible, from extremely 

 unfavourable seasons, something should, be said on it. 

 Such a failure can scarcely happen to more than one 

 or two of the seeds; in this, or indeed in any case of 

 failure, fresh seed should be sown in a moist time in 

 the spring, and if a flock of sheep can be driven over 

 the land, it will be a good way to cover them ; if not, 

 it should take its chance, for a roller will not so well 

 eft'ecl it, and a harrow cannot enter without mischief. 

 If a very large fold (five or six yards to a sheep) be 

 run over the field once in a place, and the seeds sown 



before 



