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be forked up> and mixed with the earth 

 on the beds in the fpring j the third win- 

 ter there mould be a good covering of 

 dung, fand, and good light earth laid all 

 over, which will be fufficient to keep out 

 the froft. 



THERE flhould never beany thing plant- 

 ed in the alleys, neither mould they be 

 deep ; but the beds mould be laid round, 

 the alleys dug every winter, and fome 

 earth thrown over the beds out of them, 

 the moft of which will be raked off in 

 drafting. 



THEY mould have at lead an inch of 







rotten dung thrown over them every third 

 year, which fliould be forked up in the 

 fprlng, taking hold of three inches of the 

 mould on the bed. This {hould be done 

 the beginning of March, and lay rough 

 until the beginning of April before it is 

 raked. 



IF the ground intended to be fown be 



gravel 



