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ing were alfo burnt ; for the firft paring is 

 often of fo puffy a nature as to afford 

 fcarce any aihes ; but the fecond, coming 

 after a greater confolidation, apd the plough 

 cutting fo much deeper than a man, the 

 afhes are more in quantity and of a better 

 nature. This fecond burning was performed 

 the beginning ol Augiifi. 



The allies were ploughed in immedi- 

 ately, quite hot, to the depth of about 

 three or four inches, and upon that one 

 earth, without any harrowing either before 

 or after, rye was fown the beginning of 

 SeptembeKy near a bufliel to the acre, which 

 generally produced about twenty-five in 

 return. 



This rye was off the land time enough 

 for another burning of the old furrows, 

 which cofi; about 3 s. an acre ; after which 

 it was again ploughed, and fown with rye 

 ^s before, and the crop nearly the fame. 



With this fecond crop of rye much na- 

 tural grafs came, which was left to itfelf 

 for three years, but kept paffured by cat- 

 tle, and turfed very well. 



In the April after thefe three years, it 



was ploughed as at firff with one horfe, and 



the furrows burnt; then it was ftirred a 



Q_3 fecond 



