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or pulverifed. When the land is well laid, flat 

 and ev^en, fow the feeds in mild open weather, 

 towards the latter end of March, or very early 

 in April. The Eaft-country feeds are by far 

 the beft, and, though at firft the dearefl:, will 

 be found cheapcft in the end. Thefe will an- 

 fwer for two, or perhaps three crops ; after which 

 it will be neceffary to change the feed. Of the 

 foreign feed two bufliels are fuflicient for an 

 acre : but of the home feed it will be advife- 

 ableto add half a bufhel more. 



When grown up, flax ought not to be ga- 

 thered before it be fully ripe; for, if pulled be- 

 fore the bloflTom falls, it heckels away almofl: to 

 nothing; and though it feems fine to the eye, 

 yet it has no fubfl:ance, and the yarn fpun of 

 it is weak and ouzy. It not only wafl:es in the 

 wafliing, but fuch linen as is made of in be- 

 comes extremely thin in the bleaching. 



Flax is a very uncertain crop ; and I do no; 

 recommend it to the farmer as a profitable one, 

 I am not fond of it, for it contributes nothing 

 to the dunghill, though fometimes it may put 

 much money in the farmer's pocket when ic 

 happens to be fuccefsful. I have known a crop 



fetch 



