1781. 



O R F O L K. 



It further feems ineligible to fend children 

 into the field, in any cafe, until they have prac- 

 tifed, at home, in the art of feparating the 

 feeds ; by which precaution a wafte of feed, and 

 a disfigurement at lead of the crop, may be 

 prevented. For the fame reafon it feems pro- 

 per, that a young dibbler Ihould be exercifed 

 on fallow or other frefh-plowed ground notin- 

 icnded to be dibbled, before he be admitted in- 

 to the field of pradlice. 



24. 



OCTOBER 10. Laft year Mr. John Joy, of 

 North walftiam, having a piece of turnep-ground 

 which miffed, he fowed it with wheat ; and, to 

 keep his land in courfe, laid it down with clo- 

 ver, the feed of which he fowed in autumn, pre- 

 lently after lowing the wheat. 



I faw the feedling plants early in winter; 

 when they looked remarkably healthy. To- 

 wards fpring I faw them again ; but fome feverc 

 frofts had cut them entirely down, fo as to 

 make it doubtful whether they would recover 

 or not. 



I defired Mr. Joy to acquaint me with the re* 

 fult; and yefterday we walked over one of the 

 fined fets of clover that ever grew : not having 



been 



DIBBLING 



WHEAT. 



SOW I WC 

 CLOViiR., 



