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within the furface, they fend forth fapling 

 {hoots, even from the boitom of the plow 

 furrow, when cut off with the fharc, and 

 buried fix or eight inches deep with mould ! 



The only probable means of extirpating 

 thefe weeds from arable land, is to follow 

 THE plow with a long narrow fpadc or other 

 long sharp implement, fetching up the 

 root as deep as pofilble, filling up the hole 

 with mould, and treading it down hard W'itli 

 the heel, effedually to prevent the faplings 

 from rifing. 



Creeping Crov/foot, Creeping Bent, 

 Silver Weed, and other creeping perennial 

 weeds, form another clafs of troublefomc 

 enemies to corn land. The firft and lafl fend 

 out creepers (like the ftrawberry) for the fole 

 purpole of extending their dominion and in- 

 creafing their fpecies. The fecond fenJs out 

 rootlets from the joints of its 7?^/;;, which, 

 being feeble, falls to the ground as its 

 length is extended and the weight of its top 

 is increafed. The parent roots of both are 

 fibrous and eafily deflroyed. 



If, therefore, thefe weeds be taken in time, 



th,ey are readily extirpated by weeding; 



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