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Chap. 2 . concerning E A R T H^ &'c. 105 



Men and Boys fet to every Heap as there are 

 unequal Quantities of each 3 thus to the Na- 

 tural Soil three, to the Sand one, and fo 

 proportionably to the reft, taking heed that 

 they caft and fpread every particular with 

 Care, and not all together in Lumps, as they 

 will do without a continual Supervjfal. ^ 



The proper Time for this is in May^ tht the poper'' 

 Weather being then dry, and alfo a leifure ^'^^Z''"- 

 Time for Carts from Husbandry, and other 

 neceffary Bufinefs, tho' any other Time will 

 do in refpeft of the Work itfelf. 



About a Month after this Mixture is made, THmmg the 

 it will do well to turn it over again, and fo ^^"^ ^"^^ 

 Monthly repeating it till Michaelmas-^ and"*"^'"^^* 

 that being as much Precaution as 'tis poflible, 

 or at leaft common for any one to take, one 

 muft begin to skreen, feparate, and divide the 

 feveral Kinds we intend to ufe, in order to 

 be ready upon any occafion required in the 

 Nurfery, for which this Procefs is defign'd. 



The Skreen being made according to the The man- 

 beft manner of Wire or fine Laths 5 it muft Jf ^/^ 

 be fet higher or lower, according as one fees ^^^"^^' 

 it for Finenefs ^ and whatever comes through, 

 ought to be mixed with a quarter part of 

 Melon Earth, and this being near as fine as 

 Flower, is what I call N^ i. ^f^^f 



The Skreen being fet more ftooping af-^^ '* 

 fords a fecond coarfer kind, and this is what I ^ , 

 call NO 2. ... uft 



The Remainder is N^ 3. which being the ^^^^^^ 

 rougheft, cloddy Earth, Dung, &c. is yetN?^* 



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