MANAGEMENT OF LAND, 3cc. 217 



MODES OF AGRICULTURE 



RECOMMENDED TO THE 



GENTLEMEN OF IRELAND. 



HAVING been repeatedly requefted by gentlemen in all 

 parts of the kingdom, to name fuch courfes of crops as 

 I thought would be advantageous ; J very readily complied 

 to the beft of my judgment with the defire ; but as it is ne- 

 cefiary to be more diffufe in explanations than poffible on the 

 leaf of a pocket-book, I promifed many to be more particular 

 iu my intended publication ; I (hall, therefore, venture to 

 recommend fuch modes of cultivation as I think, after view- 

 ing the greatest part of the kingdom, will be found, mofl ad- 

 vantageous. 



TURNEP COURSE*. 



1. Turneps. 



2. Barley. 



3. Clover. 



4. Wheat. 



DIRECTIONS, 



Plough the field once in October into flat lands ; give the 

 fecond ploughing the beginning of March ; a third in April j 

 a fourth in May ; upon this fpread the manure, whatever it 

 may be, if any is deiigned for the crop ; dung is the beft. 

 About midfummer plough for the laft time. You mult be 

 attentive in all thefe ploughings thoroughly to extirpate 

 all root weeds, particularly couch (tritiam repem) and 

 water grafs j the former is the white root, which is under 



ground, 



* For dry and light foils. 



