CHAPTER III 



THE SOWING AND MANURING OF TARES; 

 OTHER USEFUL IMPLEMENTS 



It is now proposed to describe the seeding and manur- 

 ing of tares, which form the first break in the suggested 

 rotation. 



The quantity and proportions of vetch and cereal 

 seed sown for a tare crop must be varied according to 

 circumstances. According to the land and climatic 

 conditions, the ** brairding " or planting capacity of 

 both types of seed varies. Generally speaking, the 

 milder the climate and the lighter the soil, the greater 

 the " brairding " capacity of the crops. 



The right proportion of seed can only be determined 

 by each farmer by experiment and observation. The 

 mistake commonly made is to sow too much vetch and 

 too little cereal, and as a result the former crowds out 

 the latter. Again, when the vetches predominate, they 

 lodge and become rotten at the bottom, making it 

 difficult to cut and save the crop. 



A USEFUL tare MIXTURE 



This error has been made so frequently in South 

 Enghsh counties, where the intention has been to 

 grow the tares for hay, that a farming axiom is heard 

 which refers to the impossibility of a man making more 

 than one good tare hay crop in his life, 



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