304 MAY. 



FLAX. 



This is another culture that requires extremely 

 rich land. It answers pretty well with due atten- 

 tion ; but I may remark on this crop what I did on 

 hemp, that the same favourable circumstances of 

 soil, manure, and weeding, would repay the far- 

 mer much better in other crops, with this general 

 and great superiority: hemp and flax return no 

 manure, whereas, many other crops I propose are 

 undoubtedly beneficial to the soil, and vastly im- 

 proving to- a whole farm, in the quantity of dung 

 they enable the farmer to raise.^ Flax may be sown 

 the end of April ; but more commonly in May, as 

 it is liable to be damaged by frosts. 



It does best on grass-land for the first crop, but 

 perfectly well wrought to a fine surface. Two 

 bushels an acre the' quantity of seed. It must be 

 kept perfectly free from weeds. 



SPRING TARES. 



If the farmer depends on a succession of tares for 

 soiling, or for feeding sheep, he must sow for one 

 crop some time in this month ; and better still 

 twice, in case the April sowing was early in that 

 month. 



WATERED - MEADOWS. 



The ,ewes and lambs are to be taken out of these 

 meadows the last day of April, by which time it is 

 supposed they are fed quite bare, and it should, be 

 remarked, that the barer they are fed so much, 



the. 



