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Art of Ha shandry.

To Redds and mak.s Hay,

W Hen the Meadows are Mowed, then theyshould be Redded, and laid upon the evenground ; and if the Grass be very thick, it shouldbe shaken with hands, or with a short kiteh-fork;for good Redding is the chief point to make goode Hay, for then it shall be withered all alike, or elsenot: And when it is well withered on the over-sider and dry, then let the Husbandman turn it clean be-ir fore Noon, as soon as the Dew is gone. Arid if heo dare trust the weather, then let him let it lie so alli- night, and on the next day let him turn it again be-fore Noon, and towards the Night make it wind-j r rows, and then in small Haycocks, and so to standb one Night at the least and sweat, and the next fairie day cast it abroad again, and turn it once or twice,;r and then make it into greater Hay.cocks: And tofe stand so one Night or more, that it may unjoyn andtt sweat; for if it sweat not in the Hay-cocks, it willit sweat in the Mow, and then it will be dusty, andie not wholsome for the Cattel. And when it standethd> in the Cocks, it is better for to Load, and more>d Hay may be Loaded at a Loading, and the faster itlo ' will lie; which Hay Cometh of a Grafs called Crow-o- foot, andgrowethflat above the Earth, andbearethie a yellow flower half a yard high and more; anda- hath many knots towards the Co it, and it is the best;h Hay for Horses and Beasts, but it requires much)G more withering than any other Hay, or else it willa* bepiss itself, and wax hot, and afterwards dusty.For to know when it is withered enough, make alittle Rope of the fame, that you think should ber e D 3 most