BARLEY -SOWING. 51 



" Sow barley in March, in April, and May, 

 The later in sand, the sooner in clay ; 

 What worse for barley than wetness and cold ? 

 What better to skilfull, than time to be bold ? 



" Who soweth his barley too soon, or in rain, 

 Of oats and of thistles shall after complain. 

 I speak not of May-weed, of cockle, and such, 

 That noieth the barley so often and much. 



" Let barley be harrowed, finely as dust, 

 Then workmanly trench it and fence it ye must 

 This season well plied, set sowing an end, 

 And praise and pray God a good harvest to send.'' 



Barley succeeds well on a lighter description of soil 

 than would be adapted for wheat. It frequently follows 

 turnips and other green crops in spring. This grain 

 may be sown either broad-cast or in drills, and is always 

 the better for being rolled immediately after the harrow, 

 or as soon as the young plants are above ground. The 

 seeds of clovers and grasses are sown with this crop, in 

 the same way as with wheat, either when the seed is first 

 deposited in the soil, or when the plants have appeared . 



WEED-HOOK. 



