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ally *, if wider, too much Earth will lofe the Benefit 

 of the Horfe-hoe. 



The poorer the Soil is, the more Pulveration will 

 be necefiary to it. 



When a great Seafon of Wheat is drill'd, it cannot 

 be expected that much of it can be plowed dry, tho* 

 it is advantageous when there happens an Opportunity 

 for doing it ; but by long Experience I find, that in 

 mod of my Lands it does very well, when plowed in 

 a moderate Temper of Moilture. 



It may not be amifs to harrow it once after it is 

 drill'd, which will, in fome Meafure, difappoint the 

 Rooks ; befides covering the Wheat, if, perchance, 

 any mould mifs being covered by the Drill-harrow. 



But thefe, and all Harrows that go on a Ridge, both 

 before and after it is drill'd, fhould be very light, and 

 fattened together in the common Manner ; except 

 that the Pole mud be fattened to each Harrow in two 

 Places ; which keeps them both as level as if they 

 were One fingle Harrow : Otherwife the Ridges 

 would be too fharp at the Top, and the Partitions 

 would lie higher than the Rows, and fome of their 

 Earth would be apt to fall on the Rows when it is 

 Hand-hoed. 



By Means of this level Harrowing, there is left an 

 open Furrow in the Middle of the Interval, which 

 much facilitates the Firtt Horfe-hoeing. 



But when, after a Crop is taken off, the Ridges 

 are plowed twice, as they may be where the one Par- 

 tition hath been well Hand-ho'd •, 'tis better to har- 

 row the firft-made Ridges in the common Manner; 

 becaufe then fome of the fine Earth, that is harrow'd 

 down, will reach to the middle of the Intervals where- 

 on the Ridges are to be made for Drilling: Or if there 

 fhould be time for plowing thrice, the Ridges of the 

 Firtt and Second Plowings are to be harrow'd in the 

 common Manner alfo. 



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