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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    it, bute com@hat I cannot accord neither, but thus much I do fay,itprepares the Land exceedingly for corn, and deth a- bate of the ftrength and fuperrichnefs, or ranknefs thereof, which corn would not well endure. , for maintain ftill that thericheft Land is not beftto:corn, for ther may bear as much to the ftrike,and for goodnefs your middle Land beareth the bell away for corn in my opinion. | | Very much may be {poke to this particular, but I muft fhorten and will as much asmay be, and acquaint you with the ufe thereof. And herein I muft do thefe three or four things. 1. Shew you how the Land mutt be prepared and fowed. 2. Shew you how it muft be ordered, when the leaf muft be cut, and how ordered after cutting. 3. And laftly, how it muft be tempered and feafoned tomake the beft Woad for ufe and profit ; but before I proceed I muft inform my Reader that this commodity can not be played withalljas you may do with Liquorith, and Safforn,&c. to make experiments of alittle parcel] , but a man’muttjof neceffity fet}forth,and forward fo much ftock and Land, and {ced, as may keep one Mill or two at work to make it into perfe& Woade ; It is the doing of a great quantity, and carrying on a great ftock that makes this work, and will carry.it on, to profit andycres dit: Some have as much under hand ,..and will work fix or cight Mills. The charge of it is exceeding great in the mannagement of it, and as well it payeth forall charges as any commodity] know of , that is ofold experience. | The ground muft be old Land. as aforefaid, anda tén- ry hilly they mufbbe caft, and well caf, that that you-caftied. forth lie not high to raife. the furrow, they ufually Plow. outward ‘or ‘caft) all their Lande.at the firt Plow- ing, and having broke the ground widia Harrow ,.:‘then Gg 2 they
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