New Principles of Gardenmg. 
aft thereon the fecond Crum, and then begin again with a 
Foot thicknefs of Dung in the Bottom of the fecond Trench, 
which mix with the upper Spit of the third Trench, ec. till the 
whole is compleated. 
The Quantity of Dung necefflary for one Rod of Ground, 
is about one good Cart Load and an half, or three quarters, 
ifto be had. And altho’ I have nor hitherto mentioned any 
thing of the Care, as ought to be taken, in haying the Land 
perfectly clean from Couch-grafs, Thiftles, Vervine, Gc. yet 
that mutt be carefully executed, or otherwife ‘twill be of a very 
bad Confequence. 
About the middle of April, when the Seafon of planting is 
arrived, andthofe Ridges {weetened and meliorated by the Win- 
ter’s Frofts, ¢xc. (for which I dire&ted their being ridged) throw 
them down, and with a Dung-Fork, dc. mix the upper laying 
of Dung therein, and level it as you go on, ready for planting. 
Having thus prepared the Ground fit for planting, fet out 
your Beds (which ought to be) four Feet in breadth, and the 
Alleys between them two Feet and half. This being done, 
divide the breadth of each Bed in four equal Parts, which 
being each one Foot, is the Diftance that the Rows muft be from 
one another. 
The manner of planting Afparagus Roots with Dibbers is 
entirely wrong, for by crowding all their Fibres together the 
Earth cannot encompa({s them, and therefore die in great Quan- 
tity. But to prevent fuch Lofles. and Difappointments, obierve 
the following Direction, véz- Prepare a Line mark’d with Knots 
of Thread, at nine Inches apart, which fet on the firlt Divifion 
of your Bed, and againft every Knot make a chop with a 
Spade, wide enough to receive one A/paragus Plant, which 
place againft the Knot of the Line about fix Inches below the 
Surface, {preading their Root fingly againft the fide of the Chop, 
and clofing the Earth well between and over them, and in like 
manner proceed till the whole Plantation is completed. 
The Cuftom of fowing Onions amongft the Plants in the 
Beds, and planting Colly-flowers or Artichokes in the Alleys, 
I cannot any wife commend, for they. in generalare Robbers of 
the Nourifhment as fhould be preferved with care for the Af- 
paragus only, which will foon repay the Value of fuch Onions, 
Colly-flowers, Oc. ten-fold. Therefore I recommend, that 
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