MARCH. 



the ground with the end of a stick, to prevent their 

 being devoured by clogs or crows, who seize them 

 greedily. From two to three quarters are usually 

 sown per statute acre. Clippings answer well on 

 light dry chalk or gravelly soils, where they are 

 supposed to hold moisture, and help the crop 

 greatly in dry seasons. They have but little effect 

 on wet soils. 



2. Horn-shavings, which are of two sorts, small, 

 or turners, and large, which consist of refuse 

 pieces of horn. The small are bought in London 

 in the same way, and generally at the same prices 

 as the last article. The large shavings cost about 

 2s. less per quarter. Horn-shavings are used in 

 the same way and quantities as the last article, ex- 

 cept that they want no pricking, and the large are 

 generally ploughed into the land three months be- 

 fore sowing wheat or barley. Horn-shavings an- 

 swer in most soils and seasons, except very dry 

 ones, when they will not work. The small shav- 

 ings are much the most useful. 



3. Woollen rags cost in London from 3s. 6d. 

 to 4s. 6d. per cwt. : the carriage home Is. per cwt. 

 In the country they are bought at 4s. 6d. to 5s. 

 and are collected at about 2^cl. per cwt. The rags 

 being generally in large pieces, are housed and 

 chopped at the expence of 5d. or 6d. per cwt.: 

 the extra expence of housing and carting to the 

 land is about 4d. per cwt. They are sown by hand, 

 and ploughed in three months before sowing wheat 

 or barley ; the quantity used 'is six to ten cwt. per 



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