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On these accounts the sowing of turnips and cole¬ 
seed upon early stubbles not seeded down, will be ge¬ 
nerally preferred, as the seed bears no proportion in 
value to the former, and I have, this year, seen very 
good and valuable crops of both, sown early after grain 
crops. 
Mr. Carpenter says, <c Sow wheat in the dirt, and 
rye in the dust;” this is a Worcestershire idea, found¬ 
ed, I believe, on experience. In the strong land of the 
Vale of Evesham, they will not sow wheat till the land 
is well moistened by rain. 
From the fall of the leaf till Christmas, he says, is 
the best time to plant all sorts of trees and quicksets, 
except aquatics, which should be planted in March 
and April; also before Christmas is the best time to 
sow acorns, nuts, cherry or other fruit stones, as well 
as berries. 
Stones that lie in the way, should be picked in 
the autumn and spring, from off arable land, but 
not be picked up too clean. Mr. Carpenter says, 
<c They do great service to those lands where nature 
has placed them, and he has known lands much injured 
by their being taken off too freely;” this is a popular 
idea, and, perhaps, deserving of some attention. 
“ Wheat (he 'sa} r s) should only be sown very late on 
■warm and rich soils, or where land ha& been pared and 
burnt; the ashes will force the crop earlier. Hedges 
should be plashed before the end of February, except 
aquatics, which are as well in March and April.” 
Mr. Carpenter has proposed, upon worn-out impo¬ 
verished land, where manure cannot be procured, to 
fallow for seeds oniy, and sow such seeds in August; 
which, he says, he has done and produced a good 
grazing pasture, without manure, by the middle of 
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