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dreadful enemies to this crop, a circumstance which forms a strong objection to the broad-cast culture,inwhich the seed ts insufhiciently covered. But the great objects of the Tare culture, are, spring fad. for cattle, summer herbage, hay, sub- stitution for clover, where that ve catable has tired the land,and as manure,to be buried by the plough. In these various lights, the tare is absolutely in- valuable, and since its merits have been known such a number of years, common sense is sadly at fault, to account for its frequent neglect. The winter crop is obyiously the mast important, and perhaps with the view of obtaining spring feed

“very early, the first week in August Is not too

soon to sow Lares: should they be drilled, rowed in any method,(an uncommon practice when they are intended for seed) the rows ought

be hoe-ploughed early in October, and the plants earthed-up ashighas possible, whichalways hasan excellent effect in keeping them warm, and encouraging their thick and early growth. They may be also sowed equally mixed with rye,(the Flanders method) which nourishes, protects, and draws up the Tares; and it is not easy to contrive a crop which will pay so w ell; leaving the land at the same time in so favourable a concition.

It matters not how early Spring Taresare sowed, provided no hard frosts ensue, and their seed time lasts to the end of April. This gives a good 0 pportunity for successions of them, to the great convenience of summer feeding.‘They may be advantageously mixed w ith oats or barley, either

for green herbage or hay, of both of which they make