138 NATURAL GRASSES. ia. 



fpring-feed is loft; the frofts deftroying that 

 which would be of fervice to flock. 



Land may in general be eaten until OLD 



LADY-DAY Or the MIDDLE OF APRIL, Without 



injuring the crop of hay. Early weeds, and 

 the ranker graffes, are choaked, by which 

 . means the better bottom graffes are fuffered 

 to rife, and to ripen with them. 



2. HAYING. To give a minimal account 

 of this department of the grafsland manage- 

 ment, it will be requifite to confider feparate- 

 ly the following fubdivifions : 



1. Mowing; 3. Laying-up ; 



2. Making; 4. Expenditure. 



i. Mowing. This is done chiefly by the 

 day's mowing," which is an inaccurate 

 acre; fometimes more, but generally lcf$ 

 than a (latute acre; old-inclofed meadows 

 having been reckoned from time immemo- 

 rial, fo many " day mowings ;" and whether 

 they are in reality a greater orlefs number of 

 acres, they are confukred as fo many days' 

 works. 



The wages for mowing, one milling to 

 righteen-pence a-day and board. Little or 

 ro mowing is clone by the acre. A man 



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