l62 AGRICULTURAL SURVEY OF chap. Fit. 



English Broivn. This is an early and hardy 

 kind, and on that account is sown chiefly on the 

 high and cold districts of the county. Of late 

 Church V Oats have been introduced, and pro- 

 duce very luxuriant crops on rich land. But 

 the cultivation of this kind is not yet very exten- 

 sive. No Grey Oats, and few of the black kind 

 are cultivated. 



3^/, Seed. The necessary quantity of seed 

 varies according to the condition of the ground 

 and the quality and richness of the soil. If the 

 land be in good order, or if the soil be warm 

 and dry, less seed will be necessary than when 

 the land is poor and nearly exhausted, or than 

 when it is cold and wet. In the former case, 

 a boll or five firlots will be sufficient ; but in the 

 latter case, fix firlots, and sometimes more, will 

 be necessary. There have been instances of old 

 rich pasture ground, when broken up, sown with 

 eight or nine pecks and producing upwards of 

 30 seeds. The practice of changing the seed 

 every three or four years is very common, and 

 certainly very proper. But to make this prac- 

 tice answer the purpose completely, proper at- 

 tention should be paid to the kincb, and to the 

 soils from whence they are taken, that they may 

 be adapted, with advantage, to the land where 

 they are intended to be sown. Even upon the 

 same farm, if it contains a variety of soils, seed 

 may be changed with advantage. It is to be 

 observed, however, that the change ought always 

 to be from the colder and poorer land to that of 

 a warmer and richer quality. 



4//?, Time of Saving. From the beginning 

 of March to the middle of April : And some- 



