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bullocks ill the fpring ; not only as being early 

 and produdtive ; but as being of an uncom- 

 monly " forcing," that is, fattening nature. 



Its duration, however, is tranfient ; and 

 fuckling, or other fummer grafs, is ufcfui to 

 keep up a bite for the ftore-cattle, until the 

 fecond-year's lays be broken up for the wheat- 

 fallow. 



II. Soil. They are fown Indlfcriminatcly 

 on every fpccies. 



III. Succession. They arc ralfed ahiioft in- 

 variably with barley after turneps ; fonietimes, 

 but not ufually, they arc fown over wheat 

 after turneps. 



IV. Seed-process. — i. The time or sow- 

 ing grafs-feeds is fomewhat Hngular. It 15 

 not immediately after the fowing of the barley i 

 nor after it is up ; but generally, between the 

 fowing of the barley and its appearance above- 

 ground. 



This, on a dry foil, and efpccially in a dry 

 feafon, appears to a ftranger extraordinary 

 managemept; and why the moifture which 13 



turned 



