Chap. XVII. Old and New Hufbandry. z 6j 



4. He fears the Weeds will grow, and deftroy his 

 Crop : We hope they will grow, to the end we may 

 deftroy them (a). 



5. We do not fear to plant our Wheat early (Co 

 that we plow dry), becaufe we can help the Hardnefs 

 or Stalenefs of the Land by Hoeing. 



6. The Two Furrows of every Ridge whereon the 

 Rows are to be drilled, we plow dry -, and if the 

 Weather prove wet before thefe are all finifhed, we 

 can plow the other Two Furrows up to them, until 

 it be dry enough to return to our plowing the firfl 

 Two Furrows •, and after finifhing them, let the 

 Weather be wet or dry, we can plow the laft Two 

 Furrows. We can plow our Two Furrows in the 

 Fourth Part of the Time they can plow their Eight, 

 which they mud plow dry all of them, in every Six 

 Feet •, for they cannot plow part dry, and the reft 

 when 'tis wer, as we can. 



7. We never plant our Seed under Furrow, but 

 place it juft at the Depth which we judge mofl pro- 

 per -, and that is pretty mallow, about Two Inches 

 .deep •, and then there is no Danger of burying it. 



8. We not only plow a deep Furrow, but alfo 

 plow to the Depth of Two Furrows ; that is, we 

 trench-plow where the Land will allow it (b) ; and 

 we have the greateft Convenience imaginable for do- 

 ing this, becaufe there are Two of our Four Furrows 



(a) For, before they grow, they cannot be killed ; but if they 

 are all killed as foon as they appear, there will be no Danger of 

 their exhaufting the Land, or re-itocking it with their Seed; and 

 'tis our Fault if we drill more than we can keep clean from Weeds 

 by the Horfe-hoe, Hand- hoe, and Hands; the Firft for the In- 

 tervals, the Second for the Partitions, and the Third for the 

 Rows ; By the Two former, as foon after they appear as they 

 can ; but by the laft, when they are grown high enough to be 

 conveniently taken hold of. 



(b) Very little of my Land will admit the Plough to go the 

 Depth of Two common Furrows without reaching the Chalk ; 

 But deep Land may be eafily thus Trench-plowed with great Ad- 

 vantage; and even when there is only the Depth of a fingle Fur- 

 row, that may fornetimes be advantageoufly plowed at twice. 



always 



