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occasional demand for its seed to sow as early sheep 
pasture. I should suppose the growth of the sandy 
district of the county, as a crop did not exceed 1000 
acres, in seasons of scarcity, occasioned by excessive 
rains; it is however a welcome addition to the resources 
for bread; its produce may be reckoned more than 
that of wheat, on light land, and may be from 3 to 4 
quarters per acre. 
No particular preparation is necessary, except a 
fallow manured upon very poor sand. In other cases, 
it may be sown upon a clean turf or stubble, be the 
land ever so light or sandy. Respecting its uses for 
bread in wet seasons, I am assured, by a gentleman of 
Kidderminster, whose knowledge and experience on 
the subject cannot be questioned, that in a grown or 
spurted (sprouted) state, it is not only unfit for bread, 
but an absolute poison, and that many lives have been 
lost by so eating it. 
The principal and most valuable use of rye, is to 
•form a very early sheep pasture for ewes and lambs in 
April; for this purpose, Mr. Carpenter says, turf land 
should be ploughed up in August, and sown about the 
end of that month with rye, 2 bushels per acre, and half 
a bushel of winter vetches to fill up the bottom ; if de¬ 
ferred to September, it is too late to be worth the seed 
and loss of autumn grass; if thus sown in time, it will 
be half a yard high the beginning of April, and form 
an invaluable resource for ewes and Jambs in that 
pinching time, and the land will be in good time to 
work thoroughly for turnips. 
Barley, is generally sown after turnips on all land 
were turnips are grown ; on strong clay loams, whether 
open field or enclosed, it is sown after summer fallow, 
and can be grown in no other .system consistent with 
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