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to straw by that management, than when they are 

 sown where they are to remain. Indeed, it would 

 be very well worth while to transplant the earliest 

 crops in the open ground. 



Of planting Shallot. 



About the middle or latter end of the month, is 

 a good time to plant shallots. They require good 

 rich soil, and a free exposure ; but it is better that 

 the ground have been dunged for the preceding 

 crop, as they are apt to canker and become infested 

 with maggots, if planted in fresh dung. They may 

 be planted in beds, at the distance of six or eight 

 inches ; or, which is a better way, in rows, ten or 

 twelve inches asunder, and three or four in the row. 

 In light land, they may be planted with the dibble 

 or setting-stick ; but in stiff soil, it is better to place 

 them in drills. In either case, let the crowns^of the 

 sets be covered about two inches. 



Of sowing Spinage. 



Sow Round Spinage about the latter-end of the 

 month ; on a rich warm spot, to come in as an early 

 spring crop, and to succeed the winter crops. It is 

 better to sow in shallow drills, ten or twelve inches 

 apart, and not too thickly. Some sow in beds, but 

 it is more troublesome to keep clean, than 

 sown in drills. 



