sect. Ill) THE COUNTY OF FIFE. 15* 



ed deep, and laid up against each other. This 

 would expose the greatest possible surface to the 

 air, and bring almost the whole soil under the 

 influence of ' the frost. The second furrow 

 should be given assoon after the end of April 

 as possible. The ground, after this second 

 ploughing, will readily be very rough and un- 

 even, and of course a great number of weeds 

 will have the opportunity of vegetating. In a 

 fortnight or three weeks after, let the break-har- 

 row be applied. This will not only bruise the 

 clods, and destroy the weeds newly sprung, but 

 will tear up and separate from the soil all the 

 roots of perennial weeds, which may be collect- 

 ed and burnt the first dry day. The subsequent 

 ploughings and harrowings, in respect both of 

 time and number, must be regulated by the 

 weather and the state of the land. If designed 

 for wheat, the last ploughing should take place 

 about the middle of August, or the beginning 

 of September, when the ground, if the season 

 has been favourable, will be ready to receive the 

 dung and seed furrow, as soon as the farmer 

 finds it convenient to sow. 



SECT. 111. ROTATION OF CROPS. 



NOTHING, I am persuaded, contributes more 

 to the amelioration and permanent fertility of the 

 soil, than a judicious rotation of crops. When 

 this is neglected, the effect of every other species 

 of improvement will be lost or greatly diminish- 

 ed. This circumstance hath not escaped the 

 notice of the Fife farmers. For a considerable 



