in O/Wheat. Chap. IX« 



The Harrowing of Ridges mad never be crofs* 

 ways, unlefs they are to be made level for Crofs-plow- 

 ing, in order to lay out the Ridges of a Breadth differ- 

 ent to what they were of before. 



When you perceive the Ridges are too high, har- 

 row them lower by the defcribed manner of Harrow- 

 ing ; firft with the heavy Harrows for harrowing out 

 the Stubble, and then with light ones, which may be 

 often, for making the Earth on the Ridges the finer 

 for Drilling, without throwing much of it down ; 

 frequent Harrowings in this manner, not being inju- 

 rious like too much Harrowing on level Ground, 

 which is fometimes trodden as hard as the Highway 

 by the Cattle that draw the Harrows ; for in har- 

 rowing thefe Ridges, the Bead draws the Two Har- 

 rows, and always treads in the Furrow between them 

 where there is none or very little Mould to tread 

 on. 



The Price of Hand-hoeing of thefe double Rows 

 is a Peny for thirty Perches in Length of Row, which 

 amounts to between Eighteen and Nineteen Pence for 

 an Acre. 



I mould fay, that in Hand-hoeing the Earth muft 

 never be turned towards the Wheat ; for, if it were, 

 it might crufh it when young; neither could the 

 Partition be clean hoed. 



The Hand-hoes for hoeing the Ten-inch Partition 

 have their Edges Seven Inches long; they are about 

 Four Inches deep from the Handle ; if they were 

 deeper, they would be too weak ; for they muft be 

 thin, and well fteeled. The Labourers pay for them, 

 and keep them in Order, for their own Ufe. 



Thefe Hoes muft not cut out any Part of the 

 Two Rows, nor be drawn through them, as the Four- 

 inch Hoes fometimes may through the treble Rows. 



If I am taxed with Levity in changing my treble 

 Rows for double ones, it will not appear to be done 

 of a fudden. In p. 132. I advifed the Trial of both 



Sorts : 



