SEED-TIME. 3 



be used with caution, or there will be big, 

 rank straw, " fosey " turnips, and watery pota- 

 toes if used in excess of the plants' wants. 



After seeding, the briard is carefully watched, 

 and the crop's progress towards maturity duly 

 noted day by day. As harvest approaches, 

 the barometer is carefully consulted, and all 

 weather signs studied ; but the elements are 

 in higher hands, and if the farmer has made 

 good preparation, he may rest content. 

 Of honest work, the hairst will come anon 

 When he will reap in sheaves what he in grains hast sown. 



