MARCH. 157 



MANGEL WURZEL 



Is dibbled in this month, along the tops of ridges 

 two or three feet wide, and which have been pre- 

 viously manured, and reversed to cover the dung. 

 It is very little cultivated at present ; but Sir Mor~ 

 aaunt Martin, of Norfolk, adhering to the culti- 

 vation, and finding the root very advantageous 

 for his cows, it is right to name it in a work of this 

 nature. 



WOAD. 



According to Mr. Cartwright, the middle of this 

 month is the proper time to begin sowing this 

 plant. I no more than name it, as all that a young 

 farmer can, with any propriety, have to do with it, 

 is to let some very rich grass- land to the travelling 

 woad-men, who will give 4l. 5l. and even 61. per 

 acre, per annum, for liberty to cultivate it for two 

 or three years. If he has such land, he will hear 

 of them. In Somersetshire, they sow it in June. 



CHAMOMILE. 



This is an article of culture in Derbyshire : they 

 choose a good loamy soil, well prepared, and plant 

 the roots from an old crop. It remains three years 

 on the ground. It is a troublesome culture, and 

 by no means tempting in profit. To name it once 

 is sufficient. 



SCARIFY WHEAT. 



This operation, which should not be delayed 

 longer than March, is so material a part of the 



drill- 



