* * * Februaries Abstract and Februaries Husbandry in the edition of 1577 differ much from that of 1580.
1
Lay compas ynow,
er euer ye plow.
2
Place doongheapes alowe,
more barlie to growe.
3
Eat [etch] er ye plow,
with hog, shéepe and cow.
Sowe lintels ye may,
and peason gray.
Kéepe white vnsowne,
till more be knowne.
4
Sow pease (good [trull])
the Moone past full.
Fine séedes then sowe,
whilst Moone doth growe.
5
Boy, follow the plough,
and harrow inough.
So harrow ye shall,
till couerd be all.
6
Sowe pease not too thin,
er plough ye set in.
7
Late sowen sore noieth,
late ripe, hog stroieth.
8
Some prouender saue,
for plowhorse to haue.
To oxen that drawe,
giue hay and not strawe.
To [stéeres] ye may
mixe strawe with hay.
9
Much carting, ill tillage,
makes som to flie village.