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enough: And if it be meddled with Earth, it willJail the longer, and better for Barley than for wheator Rye, because of Weeds, Horse-dung is theworst Dung that is. The Dung of all manner ofCattel that chew their Cud, is very good, and theDung of Doves is best, but it must be laid upon theGround very thin.

The firs Stirring.

I N June is the time to rig up the Fallow, the whichis called the first Stirring; and then let the Hus-bandman plough it as deep as he can for to turn theroots of the Weeds upwards, that the Sun andthe dry weather may kill them; for he cannot con-veniently plough his Land, and load out his Dungboth upon one day with one draught of Beast-,but hemay well enough Load out his Dung before Noon,aud he may load Hay or Corn in the Afternoon withthe fame Draught,with no hurt to hisCattel,becausein loading of Hay or Corn, the Cattel are alwayscurrying or biting, which they cannot do in load-ing of Dung, or ploughing.

The second Stirring.

I N Jlugust, ox the beginning of September , is thetime for the Husbandman to make his secondStirring , and most commonly it is cast down andploughed a main Furrow not too deep, and so heturns it clean. But if it be cast, it should be watcr-furrowed between the Land there where the Rainuses to be, that it may be drier when the Land (hallbe sown; and if the Lands lie high in the Ridge, andhigh at the Rain, and low in the midst of the side,

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