The English improver improved; or the survey of husbandry surveyed ... / [Walter Blith].

  • Walter Blith
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[1652]
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Credit: The English improver improved; or the survey of husbandry surveyed ... / [Walter Blith]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Whes and how to get out the feed. Yeelds much Milk,and feeds fat Beef. A great miftake about Claver,. obferve thefe two particulars. (9 = 0 ait Firft obferve the husk, and when the Seed firft appears in it, then about onemoneth after it may be ripe. But Secondly, try the feed after it begins co turn the co= lour, and the ftalk begins to dye and turn brown, it beging to ripen, and being turned to a yellowifh colour, in a:dry time mow it, and preferve it till ic be perfely dry.any man- ner of way,-anc then about the middeft of March Thrath- it and cleanfe it from the firawas much as you can, and then foulter and beat the husk again being exceeding well dryed in the Sun after the firft thrafhing ; and then get-out what feed you can, and aftertry what a Mill will doatthe. reft, as aforefaid more at large; but will give way to a better Difcovery. Incednot prefcribe atime cither in Fulyor Au. guft as beft to cut forfeed, becaufe fome yearsand lands will ripen it fooner than other wills therefore have refpe& t6 thy feed and ftraw according to former dire&ions 3. butvvhen thou art got into good feed, thou mayft graze ic upon thy Jand, and then be {ure not to let it grow too rank and high; forif the ftalk grow big cattell will balk it and ftain it more, and it will not eat up fo kindly at fir#, nor grafe, fo even — afterward, but exceeding much Milk it will yeeld, and.feed very well, but to affirm as fome have done, and doe confi- dently tinto this day, that ic will grow upon the barreneft ground asis on Windfor Forreft 1 darenot; J have known that thereit hath failed; and+]I aa) confident.muft, without exceeding great coft and husbandry, yet that yery;Land well Manured:and Tilled, ‘Dunged, Limed, Matled; or Chalk- ed, or otherwife made fat and warm, will bring forth gaod ders, upon fo coarfe Lands beftow -good coft, and shat will do: The nature'of the Land; is good, but. thefpiricof itis too low ito raife iccflitfelf;.. And: this is. albisheld forth in the difcourfe of the-B sabant “Husband ry,9 exceeding bar ren Lande, but well Dinged: and. Tilltd, and then Claye- Husbandry; onely .theoldnefs of the Land, and reftinels rey / a 5 thereof
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