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in the fpring, as fbon as the ground is in 

 condition ; and a third plowing is nece 

 fary in order to fbw turnip or rape feed, 

 which fhould be fbwn as early as pol- 

 fible, and very thick. When it is grown 

 ilufh, that is, juft before the plants begin 

 tofhoot (for they will all (hoot that are thus 

 fbwn (b early and thick) feed them off with 

 iheep ; as fbon as they have ate them quite 

 bare, plow the ground a fourth time ; and 

 if many weeds fhould grow, which is 

 hardly to be expected in poor gravelly 

 land, plow it again juft before winter. 

 When it is dry, let it ly all the winter 

 rough until fpring. 



THE middle of April is the proper 

 time for lowing the prepared feeds ; but 

 if they are fbwn without any preparation, 

 they fhould be fbwn the beginning of 

 March. Early in the Spring there is al- 

 ways a great hurry of bufinefs ; it will, 

 therefore, be a great relief to have a 

 week more to perform the fame work. ; 

 and, befldcs other advantages, this is .a 



very 



