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There is a black fly that always faf- 

 tens upon them, and eats the feed-leaves 

 in their firft coming up in the fummcr- 

 time, which fpoils that crop entirely, if 

 not prevented 5 fome have fap or femi- 

 nated foot out of the chimney, wood- 

 afhes, and the like 5 but where planta- 

 tions of this kind are large, it is there 

 impoflible to procure quantities enough 

 of fuch ftrowings : It is better therefore 

 to get fome of the ftrongeft quick lime 

 you can, and flack it into powder, which 

 you may fow in the ground with afiured 

 luccefs, as I have experienced ; three or 

 four bufnels will ferve an acre very 

 well, and lefs where there is a fcarcity 5 

 it will burn up all the flics, and will 

 have this other good effect, the mellow- 

 ing and enriching the ground in a man- 

 ner proper enough for turneps^ 



The manner of howing of them is 

 to fet them about fix inches afunder. 

 This is now done by fevcrai men who 

 make it their particular bufinefs and em- 

 ploy, for a crown an acre, in feveral 

 parts of the Wefl:, and other countries, 

 where they raife them in great abun- 

 dance, for their Iheep and other ufes. 



Befide^ 



