i6 Mr. Herod's Plan for improving the Groivtb of Tares. 



dinging to the xvbeat. A high wind took them about Midsummer, and bent them all 

 down, but not close to the ground ; some yards might be seen up the furrows, which 

 appeared like an arch. These furrows admitted the light as well as the air, which 

 is also a means of preserving the plants green, for if a;>is admitted and light taken 

 away, they may continue growing, but they will lose their colour. These two 

 roods produced more than my two horses could eat ; after Midsummer the remain- 

 der were cut, and produced half a load of excellent hay. This land is a sandy soil 

 upon a gravel ; six loads of farm-yard dung were ploughed in with the tares. Last 

 year and the preceding year, I had two roods on a black gravel, sown on this plan, 

 had no other manure than a thin covering of mould from an old bank in the same 

 piece : the first crop was but middling ; I gave it another thin covering of mould 

 from the headland of the same piece last year, as the ground was weak. I sowed 

 six pecks of tares, and three quarters of a peck of ivbeat ; this proved a good crop, 

 and after soiling two horses with them from the end of Mav till the middle of 

 August, half a load were cut for seed. I have always found that two roods of tares 

 sown on this plan were more than two horses could eat. I am well convinced from my 

 own practice, that tares sown on poor land will improve it, if repeated a few crops; 

 they may also be grown to great advantage, if sown on this plan, as the food will 

 not only be sound and sweet, but also much greater in quantity. It has been sup- 

 posed that they would be inconvenient to cut on the ridges; but, I believe, they 

 may be cut better, than when they are fallen close to the ground and rotten. The 

 reasons for my sowing wheat among the tares, are, the stems of the wheat are 

 hot only strong and hold the tares up, but they are also so sweet that the stock will 

 eat them with as much avidity as they do the tares, and to as late a time as the tares 

 are proper to be cut for soiling. If the above statement is thought worthy of notice, 

 it is humbly submitted to the Honourable Board's approbation, trusting that their 

 candour will forgive the infringement on their time. 



I am with due respect their obedient humble servant, 

 23 April, 1805. T. H. 



We the undersigned have examined the subjoined statement, and find it to be 



correct, as our laods adjoin those of the writer's, where these experiments were tried. 



Robert Press, Gent. 



David Saundlrs, Farmer, 



North Creak near Burnham, Tames Saundlrs, Farmer. 



Norfolk, April 24, 1805. •' 



