Ch. XVII. Old and New Hafoandry. 2 %$ 



fail in the Interim, his Landlord feizes on his S: 

 and then he knows not how it may be fold 5 Actions 

 are brought again ft him * the Bailiffs and Attorneys 

 pull him to Pieces ; and then he is undone (a). 

 III. The Certainty of a Crop, 



The Certainty of a Crop is much to be regarded, 

 it being better to be fecure of a moderate Crop, than 

 to have but a mere Hazard of a great one. The 

 Fanner who adheres to the old Method is often de- 

 ceiv'd in his Expectation, when his Crop at coming 

 into Ear is very big, as well as when 'tis in Danger 

 of beinortoo little. Our hoeing Farmer is much lefs 

 liable to the Hazard of either of thoie Extremes ; for 

 when his Wheat is big, 'tis not apt to lodge or fall 

 down, which Accident is ufually the utter Ruin of the 

 other -, he is free from the Caufes which make the 

 contrary Crop too little. 



A very effectual Means to prevent the failing of a 

 Crop of Wheat, is to plow the pulveriz'd Earth for 

 Seed early, and when 'tis dry. The early Seafon alfo 

 is more likely to be dry than the latter Seafon is. 



1. The Advocate for the old Method is commonly 

 late in his /owing -, becau/e he can't /allow his 

 Ground early, /or /ear 0/ killing the Couch, and 

 other Grafs that maintains his folding Sheep, which 



2 . are fo necejfary to his Hujbandry : And when 'tis 

 fow' d late, it muft not be fow'd dry, for then the 



3. Winter might kill the young Wheat. Neither can he 

 at that tune plcw dry, and fow wet, becaufe he com- 

 monly fows under Furrow ; that is, fows the Seed 

 fir ft, and plows it in as /aft as 'tis /own. If he 



4. fows early (as he may if he will) in light Land, he 

 muft not fow dry, /or fear the Poppies and other 

 Weeds ftoould grow, and devour his Crop ; and if his 



5. Land be ftrong, let it be /own early, wet or dry (tho' 



(a) Tho' only Five Acres and one Acre be put, yet we may 

 imagine them Two hundred and Fifty., and Fifty to enrich the one, 

 or break the other Farmer. 



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