374 JUNE. 



of it, you have time to get the land into extreme 

 good order, and quite free from seed-weeds. If 

 the stubbles are broken up in October, he must be 

 an indolent farmer that cannot get his land fine and 

 clean by the middle of June. 



BUCK-WHEAT AFTER TARES. 



This is a very beneficial sfstem, which was first 

 explained by the Rev. Mr. Mosely, of Suffolk, and, 

 it is so much deserving of attention, that I shall 

 insert his own account of it. 



The excellent Norfolk method of managing light 

 lands, I generally adhere to, viz. turnips, barley, 

 clover, and wheat ; but finding, from a failure of 

 clover in my two last crops after barley, that the 

 succeeding ones were not equal to my expectation, 

 I determined to try something as a substitute for 

 that excellent preparation. Tares, I was aware, 

 were frequently sown, and excellent crops of wheat 

 have succeeded ; but, as there were near three 

 months between the time of cutting tares and sow- 

 ing wheat, I thought that something might be done 

 in the interim, in order, not only to keep the land 

 clean, but to improve the succeeding crop. 



It was necessary to consider what would answer 

 this end, that would not be attended with con- 

 siderable expence : buck -wheat claimed the prefer- 

 ence, as it was of quick growth, and had been 

 recommended as a strong and lasting manure. I 

 therefore determined to try the effects of it, and 

 have reason to think that my expectation was not 



too 



