. Ichnographia rustica; or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation. Containing directions for the general distribution of a country seat into rural and extensive gardens, parks, paddocks, &c., and a general system of agriculture; illus. from the author's drawings. anner of fowingit, when the Land is manurd, firft fow yourBarley or Oats, and harrow them 5 then fowthe Clover Grafs pretty thick, and harrow itover likewife 5 the Corn, in this Cafe, is to bethinner than ordinary. All Summer Corn does beft in a dry Seafonexcept it be black Oats, which require moreMoiftare than any other
. Ichnographia rustica; or, The nobleman, gentleman, and gardener's recreation. Containing directions for the general distribution of a country seat into rural and extensive gardens, parks, paddocks, &c., and a general system of agriculture; illus. from the author's drawings. anner of fowingit, when the Land is manurd, firft fow yourBarley or Oats, and harrow them 5 then fowthe Clover Grafs pretty thick, and harrow itover likewife 5 the Corn, in this Cafe, is to bethinner than ordinary. All Summer Corn does beft in a dry Seafonexcept it be black Oats, which require moreMoiftare than any other Grain 3 but a verydry Spring is fatal to new-broke Ground thefirft Year. I omitted in the Seclion of Plow-ing taking Notice, that tho three Earths areneceiTary for Wheat, yet two Earths willferve for Barley, and one for Oats is fuffici-ent juft before fown : And that Regard maybe had to the Strength and Nature of theLand^ for rich heavy Ground cannot wellbe ploughed too often, to make it light andthe better Manure, by killing the Weeds, aslight poor Ground cannot be ploughed toofeldom, for Fear of impoverilhing it. Wheatcannot well be put into the Ground in a Sea-fon over wet, and Rye cannot be fown toodry; CHAP. y J 238 of the Management and A.^\ y/.^K -y,^-^ ^/^ . ^. C H A P. V, Of Ipiprovements hy Dramhigof Fenny Lands^ &c. HERE are two Sorts of Fenny-Lands, viz>. thofe as are conftandywet, only in a dry Time fhallowerthan in a moift Seafon, and thofethat are only cafualJy drownd by up-landFloods and great Rains: The laft are gene-rally of a very large Extent, and fituate upona Level 3 fo that the Water cannot run offfrom them, but it remains till the dry Wea-ther occafions it to be fuckd up. In drainingcither of thefe Sorts of Lands two Thingsare to be confiderd, either the laying of themabfolutely dry, or diverting of the Land-Floods, Rains, &c. The former makes a per-feft Cure, and is efiFecled thus: If yourGrounds lye between Hills, which have gene-rally Defcent enoug
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