VIII. The Husbandry of Canary Seed. By the 
Verend Mr. Edward Tenifon, 
T O prepare Land for this Seed, let it be broke up 
fome time in April, and plough’d again about 
Midfumnter , and plough’d again in Aitgufl , that by fre- 
quent Tillage the Weeds may be burnt up and de- 
ftroy’d. Plough the laft time about the latter end of 
February, or the beginning of March , if the Seafon 
proves dry , if not, you had belt wait for a dry Seafon 5, 
for in fuch a Seafon only will the Ground be fit to re- 
ceive the Seed. With a Hoe, (that has a Bit about the 
bignefs of an Onion-Hoe,) you muft from time to time 
carefully cut up the Weeds. If they are not kept en- 
tirely under, much of the Seed will be loft for want of 
ripening. In very good Land half a Bufhel of Seed 
will be enough to fow an Acre. It will thrive beft upon 
a ftiff Clay : It will grow upon any fort of loamy Land, 
that is Rich enongh to bear Hemp* If you apprehend 
that the Land is not fufficiently ftrong, you will do well 
to allow from half a Bufhel to feven Gallons of Seed 
to fow an Acre with. 
The Seed is ripe foonef or later, according as the 
Spring affords you an early or late Seafon of fowing if. 
In fome Summers ’tis cut in Augujl, but the moft ufuai 
time is after Wheat-Harveft. When it is cut, it muft: 
in moft Years lie 5 or 6 Days in lwarth, and then be 
turn’d, and lie till one fide is dry’d and rotted as much 
as the other, which may be about 4 or 5 Days longer. 
The certain number ol Days can’t be fix’d, b^caufe they 
N 2 muft: 
