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As mod luxuriant crops grow on the fpots 

 where the fires had been, the more ground is 

 burnt over, the better. Where ant-hills and 

 fward are ploughed for that purpofe, the fires 

 fhould be kindled in rows; andbycrofs-plough- 

 ing the foil may afterwards be intermixed and 

 made more equal. There are many kinds of 

 land in the kingdom that might be improved 

 by this method ; particularly four poor clay 

 foil, fuch as abounds about Stamford and 

 Grantham in Lincolnfhire, which, without be- 

 ing meliorated by art, will not produce an 

 abundant crop when firfl ploughed up. The 

 improvement of fuch land fhould be underta- 

 ken in fummer, when the weather is dry. The 

 furface and ant-hills muft be ploughed, and 

 burnt on the ground, and theafhes fpread over 

 it. This is a good preparation for wheat or 

 rape to (land for feed ; as either of thefe crops 

 will give fuflicient time for the operation. — 

 The following is a profitable rotation of crops 

 after burn-baking: firfl year, rape; fecond 

 year, wheat; third year, beans or peas drilled ^ 

 fourth year, barley or wheat; fifth year, clover;- 

 (ixth year, wheat ; feventh year, fallow and 



drilled 



