4Q2 SEPTEMBER 



no object ; but, if it is cut the beginning- of (his 

 month, there may be another the end of October. 

 But, when the last is taken, manure the plantation 

 with long clung. 



Lt7cern requires much manure : it will, on good 

 land, yield very beneficial crops without any ; but, 

 to be carried to the highest perfection, not only 

 of product, but also of clear profit, it must have 



SOILING. 



This is a period in which some farmers, who nn- 

 derstand soiling well through the height of sum- 

 mer, are apt to grow negligent in it ; but if due 

 preparation was made, by a right succession of cut- 

 tings of lucern, chicory, tares, &c. with a reserve, 

 if wanted, of common grass of the right age, it 

 should be steadily adhered to throughout the 

 month. There is plenty of food, it is true, in the 

 fields, but this should be eaten by sheep, which 

 should be cheaply maintained through the months 

 of September and October. 



SOW WINTER TARES. 



This is the principal month in the year for sow- 

 ing winter tares. The earlier they are got into the 

 ground the better ; for the difference of forward- 

 ness in the spring, from only a week difference in 

 the time of sowing, is sometimes great. Three 

 bushels an acre are the common quantity of seed > 

 broad-cast ; but some sow only two and a half 



thus 



