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The Whole Art of Husbandry, Or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land
The Whole Art of Husbandry Or The Way of Managing and Improving of Land Author:John Mortimer Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Ufe. It is a very tough Wood, and all heart, being good for the Wheel-wright, and all forts of Husbandmen'i Tools. If large, 'twill make good Plank-boards and... more » Timber. Mr. Evtlyn fays, it is commended by our Fletchers for Bows, next unto Yew that the Berries fermented by themfelves, if well preferved, make an excellent Drink againft the Spleen and Scurvy j and that Ale or Iker brewed with them makes an incomparable Drink, which he fays is much flfed in Wales. Chap. XVIII. Of the Birch. T H E Birch is a very common Tree, and needs no A Defcription, being to be found almoft in all Parts of England. Hew rai It increaftth commonly from the Roots and Suck- // ers, though it bears Seeds which it (beds in the Spring; but whether the Seeds will produce them, I have Dot yet heard of any that have made the trial. Sal. It affefts moft a dry barren Soil, where hardly any thing elfe will grow, and will thrive on any fort of Land, let it be wet, dry, fandy, gravelly, rocky, or boggy, and the barren hjeathy Lands that will hardly bear any Grafs. How The beft way of tranfplanting of them is to re- ™f- move the Suckers that have Roots to them, which flatted. cut off about three or four Inches long, and plant as you do Qnick, from which will come many Shoots which you may let grow for Underwood, or reduce them to one Stem, which in a few Years will make it fit for the Turner. Vfc. Birch, though it is the worft of Timber, yet it is of ufe for many Occafions, as for Ox-yoaks, Hoops, Screws, Wvthes for Faggots, Brooms, Srt. and rot Difhes, Bowls, ladles, and other Utenfils efpecial- ly the Roots, of which, in Ruflia, they make very fine Bowls and DiQies that are very tough, and not fubjtdt to fplit, covering their Houfes with the Barfc,of which the Indians ...« less