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petted crop ; as, not being fufficiently fixed m 

 the earth, they are liable to be over-fcorched 

 by the fun, or deftroyed by birds or otherwife. 

 This rolling and buih- harrowing not only pre- 

 vents, but likewife aflllls in reducing the mould 

 to a more equal degree of finenefs and fmooth- 

 nefs. 



On land of any kind, intended for pafrure, 

 my practice is to fow four bufhels of rye-grafs, 

 ten pounds of trefoil, and ten pounds of white 

 clover, per acre. If the land is intended to be 

 mown, and it is required to have rye-grafs , one 

 or two pecks of that feed is fuflkient, with ten 

 pounds of red clover, and fix pounds of trefoil, 

 per acre. 



If the rye-grafs is omitted, but the crop in- 

 tended for mowing ; fourteen pounds of red 

 clover, with fix of trefoil, per acre, will be 

 neceffary. 



If feeds are fown in fpring, upon land fown 

 with wheat the preceding autumn, the follow- 

 ing method will befl cover them. Harrow 

 the land, if it will bear it, and roll it immedi- 

 ately after, If the wheat is to be eaten with 

 fheep, fow the feeds; then lay on fuch a num* 

 ber of iheep as will tread the land fufficiently 

 within two or three days. A large flock will 



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