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retain the beans. In this mixed mode of culture especially 1 !drilling the crop is much to be preferred ; and, on accountof the beans, the intervals between the drills ought not to beless than 27 inches. When the tares are drilled alone, twelveinch intervals are quite sufficient; and as the plants soon fallover, hand-hoeing must be given early.
Although there is no direct record of the fact, yet ana-logy gives good ground to conclude, that the tare crop, es-pecially for seed, will succeed best on land that has been re-cently limed ; but it is known from experience, that on softmoist land, or in loamy soil that is full of manure, or in afertile state, that the tare crop is very liable to take on a se-cond growth, and to continue growing and successively blos-soming to a late period, to the material injury of the crop.Dry land, therefore, and land that has already carried a cropof any of the culmiferous grains, is best adapted for procuringa satisfactory crop of seed-tares. It is of high importance,however, that the soil be clean, and in a good state of tilth,as the tare is a small and tender trailing plant, and ill calcu-lated to contend against weeds. It may be added, that thinclays, if in high condition, are generally considered as bestadapted to the growth of tares, when grain is the intendedobject.
§ 3. Winter tares. —Hitherto, so far as known, winter tareshave not been grown to any extent in Scotland ; and experiencewill not warrantanyparticular recommendation in their favour.Yet in two instances in the year 1811, excellent winter tares,sown after harvest 1810, were grown in Berwickshire, whichwere fit for the scythe some time earlier than the clover crop,and were admirably calculated for an early commencementof the soiling process. In these instances the crop was mix-ed with rye, which both held up the tares from the ground,and added materially to the bulk of green food; and thecrops growing on soft moist loamy soils, were cut in sufficienttime for working the land on which they grew for turnips.Where the soiling system is carried on effectually, the culti-