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Colour. Both Hufk and Seed continue perfectly 

 green for fome time after full-grown ; and if you open 

 the Hufk, the Seed will appear exactly like a greet* 

 Pea when gather'd to boil, and will, like that, eafily 

 be fplit into Two Parts. Yet St. Foin Seed in this 

 green Plight will ripen after Cutting, have as fine a. 

 Colour, and be as good in all Refpects, as that which 

 was ripe before Cutting : Some, for want of obferving 

 this, have fufFer'd their Seed to (land fo long, till it 

 was all ripe, and loft in Cutting. 



St. Foin Seed mould not be cut in the Heat of the 

 Day, whilft the Sun fh-ines out : for then much, even 

 of the unripe Sccd^ will (lied in Mowing: Therefore, 

 in very hot Weather, the Mower mould' begin to 

 work very early in the Morning, or rather in the 

 Night ; and when they perceive the Seed to matter, 

 leave off, and reft till towards the Evening. 



After Cutting we muft obferve the fame Rule as in 

 mowing it; viz. not to make this Hay whilft the Sun 

 fhines, 



Sometimes it may, if the Seed be pretty ripe, be 

 cock'd immediately after the Scythe i or if the Swarths 

 muft be turn'd, let it be done whilft they are moift; 

 not Two together, as in the other Hay aforemention'd. 

 If the Swarths be turn'd with the Rake's Handle, 'tis 

 beft to raife up the Ear-fides firft, and let the Stub- 

 fide reft on the Ground in turning; but if it be done 

 by the Rake's Teeth, then let them take hold on the 

 Stub-fide, the Ears bearing on the Earth in turning 

 over. But 'tis commonly Rain that occafions the 

 Swarths to want Turning (a). 



If it be cock'd at all (b), the fooner 'tis made 

 into Cocks, the better j becaufe, if the Swarths be 



dry, 



(a) If the Swarths be not very great, we ne\'er tarn them at 

 all, becaufe the Sun or Wind will quickly dry them. 



(b) Sometimes when we defign to threfh in the Field, we 

 irnkc no Cocks at all, and but only juil feparate the Swarths in 



the 



