j^j, BARLEY. 28. 



provided it be rendered Sufficiently fine, and 

 the feed be not buried too deep. 



"Wheiher through general cuftom, or from 

 particular experience, the Norfolk farmers are 

 very partial to this method of putting in their 

 barley : however, if the feafon be wet, and 

 the foil cold and heavy, good farmers not un- 

 frequently fow barley above. And, in all pro- 

 bability, the diflinftion is well founded. In a 

 dry fpring and fummer, fowing under muft, to 

 all human reafoning, be eligible -, and in a cold 

 fpring, or when the foil is rough with clods, 

 fowing above may be equally good manage- 

 ment. Neverthelcfs, I have known a judicious 

 farmer give, under thofc circumftances, an 

 earth extraordinary, rather than not have an 

 opportunity of plowing in his ked. 



In a forward fpring, and when the laft piece 

 of turneps happens to be eaten off late, the 

 ground is fometimes, at a pinch, obliged to 

 be plowed only once, and to be fown above ; 

 but, even in this cafe, there are men who arc 

 not at a lofs for an expedient. Inilead of turn- 

 ing over the whole thicknefs of the foil at 

 once, they " two-furrow" it, and fow betix;een j 



in the manner dcfcribed in Min. 43. 



Thi^ 



