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fed on it ; a quarter of an acre per head is sufficient 

 for all sorts of large cattle, taken one with another, 

 if the land is very rich and good : but on more mo- 

 derate soils, half an acre per head will be a proper 

 allowance. It is much better to have too much than 

 too little. ' 



SAINFOIN. 



This grass may be sown with buck-wheat with 

 success, if the soil be proper ; for hay, in countries 

 where natural meadows and pastures are scarce, 

 sainfoin is so valuable, that this culture should be 

 attended to more than it is. It is a common no- 

 tion, that sainfoin will thrive only on limestone 

 lands or chalky soils. This idea excludes very ex- 

 tensive tracts in many parts of the kingdom, where 

 ftiinfoin would be a valuable acquisition ; but it is 

 much to be regretted, that we should not experi- 

 mentally know the exact soils on which it will and 

 will not thrive. 



BURNET. 



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This grass maybe sown in May with buck-wheat, 

 with as great a propriety as at any other season. 



CARROTS. 



The carrot crop should be hand -hoed this 

 month : they may be harrowed before hoeing. 

 The harrowing will not damage the young carrots, 

 nor pull up one in twenty ; but it will displace some 

 weeds, and check the growth of many. The hand- 

 hoeing should be performed with nine-inch hoes ; 



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