118 CHICORY. 



it, and harrow and cover in two bushels and a half 

 of tares, mixed with one bushel of rye or three 

 bushels of tares alone will be sufficient and in the 

 following spring, when the soil is dry, roll it just 

 enough to smooth the surface for more conveniently 

 mowing the full crop. 



About the 1st of June they will begin to blossom, 

 when they may be daily mown, and fed to cattle, 

 sheep, and swine ; for horses, they should be allowed 

 to wilt before using them. 



There is no herbage more grateful to the horse, 

 cow, or sheep, in the hot season of July, than the 

 juicy vetch. And for milch cows, particularly, the 

 flow of milk will be increased, the butter of prime 

 quality, and the advantages derived from the 

 growth of this early forage plant will soon manifest 

 itself. 



CHAPTER XVIII. . 



CHICORY, OR WILD SUCCORY. 



CicTiorium Intybus Specific Character. 



Stem leaves oblong or lanceolate, partly clasping 

 the lowest runcinate, those of the rigid flowering ; 

 branches minute. Gray. Flowers in July and ripens 

 seeds in October. 



In England the Cichorium Intybus, Wild Succory, 

 or Chicory, grows naturally by the side of roads, and 

 in shady lanes. It sends out long leaves from the 

 roots, from between which the stalks arise, growing 

 to the height of three or four feet, and branching out 

 into smaller ones. 



