z/^^ The j^amral Hijlory 
at laft only fit for Raj-grafs^ mixt with Trefoil as above. 
68. Laftly, thtk fan Jy 'dnd gravelly light ground^ hasalfo much 
the fame tillage for wheat and harly^ as claji^ isrc. only they require 
many times but /troploughings, efpecially if for wheats except the 
fallow be run much to weeds^ and then indeed they fomtimes afford 
it^ftirring^ elfe none at all . Itsmoft agreeable grains ^re^ white^ 
red^ and mixt Lammas wheats^ and mijcellan^ i. e. wheat and rje to- i 
gether, and then after a years fallow, common or rathe-ripe barly : 
fo that it generally lies ftill every other year^ it being unfit for 
hitching^ i. e. Beans2ind. Feas^ though they fomtimes fow it with 
winter Vetches ; and if ever with Peas^ the fmall rathe-ripes are ac- 
counted thebeft : Its moft agreeable manure is of ftraw, from the 
Clofe or Mixen half rotten, which keeps it open, and fufters it not 
to bind too much, where fubjeft to it ; but if otherwife, the rot- 
teneft dung is the beft. 
69. Whereof, as upon all other Lands before mentioned, they 
lay about 1 2 loads upon a common Field acre^ i. e. about 20 upon 
a Statute acre ; but I find the bufinefs of manuring Land to have a 
great latitude^Uen doing it here many times not according to their 
judgment^ but according to the quantities they have, fo that where 
the quantities of manure are but fmall and the tillage is great, the 
cafe is much otherwife, than where both tillage and manure are 
in a contrary condition. But however the cafe ftand, I find this 
a general Rule amongft them, that they always foil that Land firft 
and beft, which is to bear three Crops ; one on the tillage^ another 
of beans and peas^ and a third of barly ^ on the beans or peas brudi ; 
all which depend upon the Ungle manure given it when it lay fallov(> 
for wheat : though I have known this order frequently inverted 
by the beft Husbandmen on their richeft Lands^ fowing barly firft, 
then peas or beans ^ and their wheat laft, for which they allege this 
very good reafon,That »'/;e^/ following the Cart on their beft 
Land, is the more liable to fmut. 
70. And fo much for the ordinary Manures xKis County^ 
there being two others yet behind, viz^ Chippings of fione^ and woolen 
rags, not altogether fo common, which I have therefore thought 
fit to confider apart ; the firfi whereof I met with at Hornton near 
Banbury, where the chippings of the ^one they hew at their Quarry, 
proves a very good manure for their Ground thereabout, and is 
accordingly madeufe of, by reafon no doubt of a filt that flont 
holds 
