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this fodder, give a great abundance of milk 

 of the very belt fort ; and the butter that 

 they produce is the beft that can be for keep- 

 ing. In Brabant and in Holland, where this 

 kind of fodder is the moft cultivated, the 

 butter that is produced by the cows which, 

 are fed with it, is fo much efteemed for 

 its goodnefs and its firmnefs, that thofe 

 vefifels, which are intended for long voyages, 

 are particularly provided with its and it goes 

 by the name of fpurrey butter. 



When they take the advantage of a day of 

 rain in order to fow the fpurrey feed, it fprings 

 up from the fourth day. In hard lands, it is ne- 

 cefTary, before fowing the feed, to pafs an iron 

 harrow over the ftubble ; and, after the feed 

 has been fown, to make ufe of a bundle of 

 thorns. The feed of this forage may be pro- 

 cured from the com-fa&ors, or may be fent 

 for from Antwerp. 



In order to naturalize fpurrey in our coun- 

 try, it is neceifary to fow it in the month of 

 April, and to reap it in the month of Auguft. 

 The hay that it produces, although of a dis- 

 agreeable fmell and colour, is eaten with avi- 

 dity 



