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Sheep KPJk The firft is well known to be cut off from 

 ^^''-^' Commons and Sheep-Pafture Lands, being 

 there the fineft ^ but in order to fave Ex- 

 pence, 1 have known it cut in the rankeft 

 Pafture Ground adjoining to Gardens, about 

 March^ when 'tis fliort : And this, as coarfe 

 as it feem'd to be at firft, came afterwards, 

 with often Rowling, Mowing, and Clean- 

 ling, to be as fine as the beft Sheep-walk 

 Turf, and not fo apt to grow Moffie, and 

 'T^^ur<»' abound v/ith Dafies, Plantane, Moufc-ear, 

 rurf, and other large growing Herbs, that una- 

 voidably fpoil the finenefs of the Carpet. 

 Undpro^ I know 'tis generally thought, that the 

 pertoUy Shccp-walk Turf comiug off from poorer 

 '^ °^' Land, and laying it on that which is richer, is 

 the beft and moft regular way of proceeding. 

 Againft which I ftiall not much contend, but 

 ftiall obferve. That 'tis a great Fault to lay 

 that and any fort of Grafs on rich Land, 

 which is always apt to be full of Worm-cafts, 

 and fo a continual Burden and Trouble to the 

 Green-keeper. 

 ffowtoheip If the Ground is therefore naturally rank 

 that which and good, there Ihould be a Coat three or 

 '*'^"^^^^'^' four Inches thick of more indifferent Mould 

 upon it, or elfe remove that whole Bed away, 

 as fiiall be thought moft proper : And if it 

 be a hot burning Land, lay on the fame 

 Ihicknefs, (or if it be five or fix Inches 

 thick, ftili the better) of good ftrong hold- 

 ing Loam, or heavy Clayey Land ; This will 

 wonderfully preferve your Grafs in the Sum- 

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