226 MANAGEMENT OF LAND. 



LAYING LAND TO GRASS. 



There is no part of hufbandry in Ireland lefs underftood 

 than this branch, and yet where land is to be laid down, 

 none is more important. 



Begin according to the foil, with either turneps, beans or 

 potatoes, and manage them as prefcribed in the preceding in- 

 ftru<5Hons. If the land has been long under a bad fyftem, by 

 which it has been exhaufted and filled with noxious weeds, 

 take a fecond crop managed exa&ly like the firft, but one 

 only to be manured. After this fow either barley, oats, or 

 flax, according to the tenor of the preceding directions, but 

 inftead of clover feed rolled in, harrow in the following feeds, 

 with thof fpring crops : quantities for a plantation acre, 



1 5lb.- perennial red clover, called cow grafs (trlfolium 



alpfftre). 



l^lb. of white clover (trifolluln repens)~' -~~- 

 ,i$lb. of narrow leaved plantation, Called rib grafs 



(plantage lanceolata)* 

 ; lolb. of yellow trefoil. 



Wh|ch if bought at the befl hand, willVnot ufually exceed 

 above twenty-five (hillings. All the ploughings giv.eil for this 

 end, tnuft tend to reduce the furface to an exacf level, but 

 then a\very correct attention muft be^ufed to dig open fur- 

 rows, iii'crder to convey away.fl water. 



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