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and prepare them for Corn in two 

 or three Years, which is the Length 

 of Time which this Crop will con- 

 tinue good. 



In the Choice of this Seed, that 

 which is of a bright-yellowifh Co- 

 lour, a little inclining to brown, 

 fhould be preferr'd ; but the Black 

 rejected as good for little. 



Ten Pounds of this Seed will be 

 fufficient for an Acre of Ground ; 

 for if the Plants do not come up 

 pretty thick, it will not be worth 

 landing. The Land in which this 

 Seed is fown mould be well plowed, 

 and harrow'd very fine ; other wile 

 the Seeds will be buried too deep, 

 and thereby loft. 



The beft time to fow it is about 

 the Beginning of Augufi y at which 

 Seafon the autumnal Rains will bring 

 tip the Plants in a fhort time ; where- 

 as when the Seeds are fown in the 

 Spring, if it be done very early, 

 they are many times burft with Wet 

 and Cold ; and if it be done late, 

 they are in Danger of mifcarrying 

 from Drought ; whereas in Autumn, 

 when the Ground has been warm'd 

 by the Summer's Heat, the Rains 

 then failing do greatly promote the 

 Vegetation of Seeds and Plants. 



This Seed mould be harrow'd in 

 with Bufhes ; for if it be done with 

 a common Harrow, they wili be 

 bury'd too deep. 



Moft People have recommended 

 the fowing of this Seed with feveral 

 Sorts of Corn ; but if it be fown at 

 the Seafon before directed, it will be 

 much better, if fown alone ; for the 

 Corn prevents the Growth of the 

 Plants until it is reaped, and taken 

 of! the Ground ; fo that one whole 

 Seafon is loft ; and many times, if 

 there be a great Crop of Corn upon 

 the Ground, it fpoils the Clover; fo 

 that it is hardly worth itanding ; 

 whereas-, in the Way before directed, 



the Plants will have good Root be- 

 fore Winter; and in the Spring will 

 come on much fafter than that which 

 was fown the Spring before under 

 Corn. 



About the Middle of May this 

 • Grafs will be fit to cut ; when there 

 fhould be great Care taken in make- 

 ing it; for it will require a great 

 deal more Labour and Time to dry 

 than common Grafs, and will flirink 

 into lefs Compafs ; but if it be not 

 too rank, it will make extraordinary 

 rich Food for Cattle. The time for 

 cutting it is when it begins to flow- 

 er ; for if it ftands much longer, thfe 

 lower Part of the Stems will begin 

 ro dry, whereby it will make a lefs 

 Quantity of Hay, and that not fo 

 well flavour'd. 



Some People cut three Crops in 

 one Year of this Grafs ; but the beft 

 Way is, to cut but one in the Spring, 

 and feed it the remaining Part of the 

 Year; whereby the Land will be en- 

 riched, and the Plants will grow 

 much ftronger. 



One Acre of this Grafs will feed 

 as many Cattle as four or five Acres' 

 of common Grafs : but great Care 

 fhould be taken of the Cattle when 

 they are firft put into it, left it burft 

 them. To prevent which, fome turn 

 them in for a few Hours only at 

 firft, and fo ftint them as to Quan- 

 tity ; and this by degrees, letting 

 them at firft be only one Hour in the 

 Middle of the Day, when there is no 

 ivloillure upon the Grafs, and fo 

 every Day fuffer them to remain a 

 longer time, until they are fully fea- 

 fon'd to it : but great Care fhould 

 be had never to turn them in to this 

 Food in wet Weather ; or if they 

 have been for fome time accuftom'd 

 to this Food, it will be proper to 

 turn them out at Night in wet Wea- 

 ther, and l.et them have Hay, which 

 vviil prevent the ill Confluences of 



