Chap. XII. Of St. F o i n. iSg 



Poor Slate Land (a), when ic has borne Town Sr. 

 Foin for Six or Seven Years, being plow'd up, and 

 well till'd, produces Three Crops of Corn - 3 and then 

 they fow it with St. Foin again. 



Rich arable Land was planted with it, and mowM 

 annually with very great Crops ('twas drill'd in Nine- 

 inch Rows, with Six Gallons of Seed to an Acre ; 

 One Crop of it was fold at Four Foundsper Acre): 

 This, after about Seven Years, and in full Perfection, 

 was plow'd up by a Tenant, and continued for many 

 Years after fo rich, that, inftead of dunging or fal- 

 lowing it for Wheat, they were fore'd to fow that 

 upon Barley-ftubble, and to feed the Wheat with 

 Sheep in the Spring, to prevent its being too luxu- 

 ant. 



But 'tis to be noted, that the Land mud be well 

 till'd at the breaking up of old St. Foin, or dk the 

 Firft Crops of Corn may be expected to fail : For I 

 knew a Tenant, who, the laft Year of his Term, 

 plow'd up a Field of St. Foin, that would have 

 yielded him Three Pounds per Acre; but, thinking to 

 make more Profit of it by Corn, he fow'd it with 

 White Oats upon once Plowing ; and it proving a dry 

 Summer, he loft his Plowing and Seed ; for he had 

 no Crop of Oats, and was fore'd to leave the Land as 

 a Fallow to his Succeflbr. 



Many more Inftances there are of this Failure of 

 the Crop of Corn after St. Foin has been broken up, 

 and not well till'd. 



(a) The Poverty of this fort of Land, lying upon Slate or 

 Stone, generally proceeds from the Thinnefs of ic ; and, if it were 

 thicker, it would be good Land : Much of this Earth, being di- 

 fperfed among the Crannies or Interfaces of the Slate and Scone 

 to a great Depth, is reach'd by the Tap-roots of the St. Foin, but 

 cannot be reach'd by the Roots of Corn ; and therefore, when 

 constantly kept in Tillage, is of fmall Value : Upon which Ac- 

 count fuch Land is greatly improveablc by St. Foin, even when 

 (own in the common manner. 



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