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teen ox eighteen Inches, and this generally we 

 call Trenching two Spit deep, but leaving the 

 Crumbs (a way of Difcourfe) level enough 

 ta the Capacities of our London Kitchen-Gar- 

 ^jui Labourers, who will do twice or thrice 

 as much as moft Countrymen, they being ge- 

 nerally very lazy, and great Slovens in dig- 

 ing, and (hould for that reafon have a watch- 

 ful Eye over them, that they pick out the 

 Weeds and Roots, and dig their Ground level 

 and true. 



After this Preparation, either by Digging ^^'*!«^ 

 or Ploughing, I am not for advifing the Sow- "^^j^^j^^^^, 

 ing of Corn, &c. which feems to be only a 

 delufive Pill to make the other go down the 

 better, or the Contrivance of lome Bailiff or 

 Husbandman for the fake of a little Corn. 



The firft thing is to Rake or well Harrow ^^'m o*- 

 the Surface of the Ground, foas to break the ^f^J/^ 

 Clods, and clear the Top of any Bufliy, Grafly,/:tce. 

 or other Rubbifli 5 when being provided with 

 Acorns, Beech, and Hornbeam-Maft, and in 

 general with whatever Seeds the neighbour- 

 ing Woods produce, you are to fow them 

 promifcuoufly, at a difcretionary Thickncfs, 

 but rather too thick than too thin, making 

 large Allowances for bad Seed, Mice, and o- 

 ther Cafualties ^ then Rake or Harrow the 

 Ground very well over a^ain. 



One thing I muft advife, as very material ^ ^^^y^' 

 for the Encouragement of thefe Seeds after afterthe'^ 

 they are fown : If it happens to be upon seed is 

 light, barren Land, aiToon as ev^r the Seed^^'*'"* 



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