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pen, if rain fall immediately after fowing, before 

 the furface become dry ; but if it once be fully 

 dried after fowing, and before the rain fall, it will 

 feldom or never batter. Suppofe, however, the 

 feed-beds are battered, fb that the tender feeds 

 cannot rife with freedom, the beft way to relieve 

 them is to draw over them a wooden roller, fluck 

 over with lath nails at half an inch diftance, and 

 driven in fo as to remain half an inch beyond the 

 wood of the roller. The roller mould not be 

 more than thirty inches long, and not more than 

 thirty pounds weight. * By drawing this roller 

 along the one fide of the battered bed, while 

 walking in the alley, and returning with it over 

 the other, an ordinary fized bed will be complete- 

 ly relieved. 



* Some people rake their battered beds, in order to ena- 

 ble the seeds to rise. This is a most dangerous and destruc- 

 tive method of relieving vegetating plants. From their ten- 

 der state, the smallest twist breaks them over, and conse- 

 quently destroys them. We have experienced much advan- 

 tage from using the light, armed roller, here recommended. 

 It is, however, much better when no such are required. 

 The surest way to guard against the need of such means, 

 is to sow the seeds in such weather, as that the surface after 

 sowing will be fully dry before rain come on. There is rio 

 dispensing with this precaution, when it is wished to secure 

 an equal and good crop of seedlings. 



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