Jl8 THE PRACTICE OF THE 



crops, as wheat, no manure is neceflary; hoe- 

 ing alone is fufficient to nouriih the growing 

 cro^, and to enrich the i land for the fucceed- 

 ing one. Many other examples might be 

 given of the enriching effects of deep hoeing ; 

 but tliele may be iufficient as a fpecimen. 



There is a method of culture lately prac- 

 tifed and recommended : which is, in fome 

 rneafure, upon the principles of the New 

 Hufbandry, and faid to be fuperior to it. The 

 invention of this method has been attributed 

 to Dr. Hunter of York, and to Mr. Melvili 

 of Lincolnfhire. I know not which of thefe 

 gentlemen introduced it, but the latter de- 

 fcribes it as follows : 



*' It will be almoft unnecefTary to obferve, 

 " that weak arable lands have been reftored 

 4 by means of a fallow, which the judicious 

 ' hufbandman makes more or kfs frequent, 

 * e in proportion to the poverty of the foil. 

 * Upon the high wolds in this country, and 

 <f in Yorkfhire, where the foil is poor and 

 *' thin, oats and barky are principally culti- 

 ** vated. The ufual Hufbandry is one crop 

 ** and a fallow ; and in fome places, where 

 *' there is a greater poverty of foil, they take 

 " one crop, and then let the land reft for 

 * e fome years, to recover itfelf. This laft is 

 ' fomething lik? the Huibandry of the wild 

 Arabs. 



* Being greatly difllttisfied with the above 

 H rnanner ot cultivation, I employed myfelf 



