354 JUNE. 



tenderness will not bear any accidental evils that 

 may arise in the operation ; but the hand-hoes 

 should be kept diligently at work ; the ! land kept 

 throughout this month perfectly free from weeds, 

 and the surface well broken by the hoes, to pre- 

 vent any degree of binding. While the men are 

 hoeing, they should never omit to stoop and pluck 

 out such weeds with their fingers, as grow among 

 the plants in the rows: this is highly necessary ; 

 for, if they are left, they will injure the young lu- 

 cern much. Whoever cultivates this grass, must 

 absolutely determine to spare no expence in the 

 eradication of weeds. There is no plant will bear 

 the neighbourhood of weeds so badly, and espe- 

 cially while it is young. If the hand-hoes are ap- 

 plied in time, and often enough, the expence will 

 not be great ; but if, through saving, you defer 

 it till they are gotten much a-head, the crop will 

 either be lost, or the expence of cleaning enor- k 

 mous. 



The old crops of drilled Incern will be ready for 

 cutting this month. 



SAINFOIN. 



The latter end of June, the sainfoin crops will, 

 in general, be ready to mow : they should always 

 be made into hay ; for no grass in the world an- 

 swers so well for that purpose. It is a common 

 thing, to gain two tons per acre on dry land that 

 with any other crop would yield none at all : and 

 the after grass is extremely valuable, much mo/e so 

 alone, than the former value of the Ian4- 



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