the_o public_a for_o by_o this_o mean_n man_n will_v venture_v upon_o projection_n it_o be_v very_o well_o observe_v by_o a_o most_o ingenious_a and_o learned_a gentleman_n in_o his_o remark_n upon_o one_o of_o the_o great_a most_o ancient_a and_o most_o polish_a government_n upon_o earth_n when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o agriculture_n be_v encourage_v by_o so_o many_o special_a privilege_n from_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o common_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n that_o whatever_o war_n happen_v the_o tiller_n of_o the_o ground_n be_v untouched_a as_o if_o they_o be_v sacred_a like_o the_o priest_n in_o other_o place_n so_o as_o no_o country_n in_o the_o world_n be_v ever_o know_v to_o be_v so_o well_o cultivate_v as_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o china_n whereas_o with_o we_o and_o other_o neighbour_a country_n it_o be_v the_o poor_a husbandman_n who_o must_v support_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o whole_a expense_n of_o a_o war_n and_o undergo_v great_a burden_n and_o drudgery_n than_o the_o beast_n which_o till_o the_o ground_n in_o fine_a what_o i_o have_v write_v upon_o this_o subject_a be_v not_o ground_v upon_o the_o report_n and_o method_n of_o other_o author_n but_o upon_o my_o own_o observation_n towards_o which_o i_o have_v have_v some_o small_a advantage_n by_o my_o long_a continuance_n in_o a_o private_a and_o country_n life_n which_o observation_n i_o shall_v adventure_v to_o deliver_v more_o particular_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n chap._n ii_o of_o tillage_n the_o art_n and_o practice_n then_o of_o husbandry_n be_v reducible_a to_o these_o three_o general_a head_n viz._n tillage_n pasturage_n and_o plantation_n on_o each_o of_o which_o i_o shall_v be_v brief_a in_o regard_n many_o write_v daily_o upon_o this_o subject_a more_o copious_o sometime_o than_o solid_o their_o volume_n general_o swell_v with_o trivial_a observation_n and_o large_a digression_n whereas_o the_o reason_n of_o thing_n be_v more_o easy_o comprehend_v when_o contract_v into_o a_o lesser_a room_n and_o free_v from_o tedious_a repetition_n and_o exemplification_n i_o shall_v begin_v first_o with_o tillage_n which_o be_v either_o in_o the_o open_a and_o common_a field_n or_o amid_o enclosure_n and_o although_o enclosure_n where_o every_o man_n property_n be_v secure_v by_o fence_n may_v seem_v much_o more_o eligible_a yet_o so_o it_o be_v that_o common_a field_n be_v hold_v general_o in_o great_a esteem_n and_o value_v and_o that_o for_o these_o reason_n as_o one_a in_o common_a field_n man_n be_v deliver_v from_o the_o continual_a vexation_n and_o expense_n of_o make_v and_o repair_v of_o hedge_n and_o consequent_o from_o the_o injury_n of_o cattle_n break_v in_o upon_o one_o another_o ground_n for_o such_o common_a field_n border_v upon_o pasturage_n or_o other_o enclosure_n it_o lie_v upon_o other_o to_o secure_v the_o mound_n beside_o there_o be_v hayward_n appoint_v on_o purpose_n to_o make_v their_o round_n and_o to_o see_v all_o thing_n safe_a 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tree_n rob_v the_o quick_a of_o its_o nourishment_n and_o the_o trespass_n which_o the_o husbandman_n receive_v by_o the_o continual_a decay_n of_o such_o hedge_n near_o such_o tree_n and_o the_o expense_n he_o must_v be_v contival_o at_o in_o make_v they_o good_a make_v such_o fence_n very_o chargeable_a and_o expensive_a whereas_o a_o clean_a quickset_n hedge_n will_v never_o need_v repair_n there_o be_v far_a advantage_n likewise_o from_o enclosure_n in_o that_o a_o man_n receive_v no_o trespass_n or_o damage_n from_o a_o neighbour_n turn_v upon_o his_o ground_n for_o so_o it_o be_v that_o in_o common-field_n the_o first_o plougher_n always_o receive_v a_o considerable_a damage_n especial_o upon_o his_o head_n land_n which_o abutt_o upon_o another_o land_n for_o he_o that_o sow_v last_o turn_v his_o cattle_n backward_o and_o forward_o on_o it_o to_o the_o great_a damage_n and_o destruction_n of_o what_o be_v first_o sow_o beside_o the_o continual_a trespass_n of_o go_v over_o one_o 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malt_n may_v secure_o promise_v himself_o that_o the_o dust_n and_o winnowing_n of_o his_o malt_n after_o it_o have_v lie_v some_o time_n will_v prove_v a_o very_a considerable_a part_n of_o his_o gain_n the_o improvement_n of_o pasturage_n by_o water_v be_v next_o to_o be_v consider_v for_o if_o it_o be_v by_o a_o land-flood_n and_o convenient_o distribute_v by_o furrow_n it_o be_v of_o great_a advantage_n but_o if_o the_o water_n lie_v long_o upon_o it_o it_o chill_v the_o ground_n and_o make_v it_o bring_v forth_o rush_n and_o such_o like_a trash_n or_o a_o sort_n of_o thin_a withern_n starve_a grass_n but_o above_o all_o where_o a_o ground_n be_v well_o dress_v with_o rot_a dung_n or_o earth_n and_o a_o land-flood_n or_o other_o water_n can_v convenient_o be_v bring_v over_o it_o without_o much_o wash_n or_o stay_n it_o must_v needs_o make_v the_o ground_n very_o fruitful_a the_o season_n of_o dress_v pasture_n be_v in_o the_o frost_n for_o then_o the_o wheel_n will_v not_o cut_v 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or_o spread_v upon_o the_o ground_n for_o the_o muddy_a fat_a water_n will_v be_v sure_a to_o find_v the_o root_n of_o every_o herb_n whereas_o dung_n lay_v upon_o the_o ground_n though_o never_o so_o well_o spread_v will_v lie_v in_o little_a heap_n and_o a_o good_a part_n of_o it_o will_v dry_v or_o burn_v away_o without_o any_o benefit_n lime_n throw_v upon_o pasture_n if_o chill_a and_o cold_a will_v bring_v it_o to_o a_o fine_a thick_a mat_n of_o grass_n but_o whether_o the_o benefit_n will_v answer_v the_o cost_n and_o charge_n unless_o it_o be_v where_o lime_n be_v very_o cheap_a i_o leave_v to_o the_o husbandman_n pocket_n to_o consider_v to_o mix_v lime_n with_o earth_n first_o and_o so_o let_v they_o lie_v together_o in_o a_o heap_n bakeing_n be_v no_o good_a way_n for_o the_o lime_n when_o slack_v will_v make_v the_o earth_n as_o hard_o almost_o as_o a_o rock_n so_o that_o be_v to_o be_v spread_v upon_o the_o ground_n it_o will_v lie_v in_o great_a cake_n or_o flake_n and_o 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which_o be_v dug_n out_o of_o the_o hole_n into_o a_o empty_a cart_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o a_o pool_n of_o water_n for_o by_o throw_v it_o upon_o the_o ground_n they_o will_v revive_v again_o in_o the_o spring_n and_o raise_v new_a heap_n after_o they_o have_v endure_v all_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o winter-season_n whether_o of_o rain_n or_o frost_n so_o that_o after_o two_o or_o three_o year_n for_o one_o hillock_n you_o shall_v have_v a_o dozen_o for_o i_o have_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o aunt_n which_o have_v be_v freeze_v up_o in_o clod_n of_o earth_n as_o hard_o as_o the_o stone_n will_v crawl_v about_o and_o work_v again_o in_o the_o spring_n they_o then_o who_o will_v practice_v this_o method_n of_o husbandry_n by_o dig_v out_o the_o core_n must_v quarâ—er_v the_o turf_n of_o the_o hillock_n first_o and_o after_o the_o core_n be_v take_v out_o turn_v the_o turf_n in_o outerly_a and_o so_o cover_v the_o hole_n leave_v it_o sink_v a_o little_a low_o than_o the_o 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