202 THE PRACTICE OF THE 



" partitions throw up fuch a quantity of weeds, 

 *' poppies, hog-fennel, &c. particularly upon 

 " poor land, and in a wet feafon, that no 

 " labour (confident with profit) can eradicate 

 ' them, but fallow and turnips. And that, 

 " if the corn is flrong, fo that the hoe-plough 

 *' cannot operate after June, the like weeds 



" rife wonderfully in the intervals." It is 



certainly difficult to eradicate weeds in thefe 

 circumftances. Yet we find that Mr. Tull 

 conquered the weeds in his poor land : and he 

 adviles, when the hoe-plough happens to be 

 fhut out, to give the land a light hand-hoeing, 

 which would keep down the weeds ; and this 

 hoeing would be well repaid, by the improve- 

 ment it would make in the land. Befides, it is 

 found, that a good horfe-hoeing in June, be- 

 fore the wheat bloffoms, canfes the ears to be 

 fuller of grain, than deterring it till after the 

 wheat has done blowing ; though without 

 doubt hoeing then, and alfo after the blowing, 

 do both contribute to improve the crop, But 

 admitting that four or five crops can be taken 

 of hoed wheat, and there mould then be a 

 neceiiity of fome intermediate prop to be taken, 

 pf ttiruips, beans, &c. to clean the land; the 

 fol low-ing four or five crops may then be drilled 

 wheat; as was the cafe with Mr. Craik; but 

 he does not for that reafon give up drilling pf 

 wheat. 



3. Thefe ridges were five feet broad; but ? 

 if made fix feet broad, he thought the hoe- 

 plough 



