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rather ih2.n crop an under-ivorked falioiv, which 

 i^ but little luperior to a fingle plowing. 

 One flirring towards the clofe is frequently- 

 mere valuable than two or three plowings at 

 the outfet. To begin a fallow without con- 

 tinuing it until its iniention he fully acconi' 

 fhjhed^ is throwing away labour unprofitabl}^ 

 By WEEDING is meant the a<ft of deftroy- 

 ing or checking weeds while the crop is 

 growing, to prevent their preying upon the 

 foil, and propagating their fpecies by feed- 

 ing ; whether the operation be performed 

 with the hoe^ the fpiidki the hook, or the band 

 alone. 



Next to the plow and harrow, the hoe is 

 the mod deftrudive to feed weeds; but the 

 hoe ought not in any cafe to be relied on : 

 the HAND alone ought to give tht fin'fjj to 

 weeding : and the laier this is given, fo that 

 |he crop be not materially injured by the 

 operation, the more valuable will be its cf- 

 fc-a:. 



The ckf^ of this operaiion is fimilar tq that 

 of the fallow. One additional weeding is 

 given at a fmall cxpcnce; and without it, 

 perhaps, thofc which preceded were of little 



benefito 



