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3
Fiue eawes to a cow, make a proofe by a score,
shall double thy dairie, else trust me no more.
Yet may a good huswife that knoweth the skill,
haue mixt and vnmixt at hir pleasure and will.
4
If sheepe or thy lambe fall a wrigling with taile,
go by and by search it, whiles helpe may preuaile:
That [barberlie] handled[E306] I dare thee assure,
cast dust in his [arse], thou hast finisht thy cure.
5
Where houses be [reeded][1] (as houses haue neede),
now pare off the mosse, and go beat in the reed.
The iuster ye driue it, the smoother and plaine,
more handsome ye make it to [shut] off the raine.
Leaue off cropping.
Destroie Iuie.
6
From Maie til October leaue cropping, for why?
in [wood sere], whatsoeuer thou croppest wil dy.
Where Iuie imbraceth the tree verie sore,
kill Iuie, or else tree wil [addle] no more.[E307]
7
Keepe threshing for thresher, til Maie be come in,
to haue to be suer fresh chaffe in the bin.
And somewhat to [scamble], for hog and for hen,
and worke when it raineth for loitering men.[E308]
Count store no sore.
8
Be sure of haie and of prouender some,
for labouring cattel til pasture be come.
And if ye doo mind to haue nothing to sterue,
haue one thing or other, for all thing to serue.