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nical book by me at prefent, I cannot be at all cer- 

 tain of the truth of my conjecture. 



P. S. In riding yefterday about (even miles from this 

 place, I fuw at Icaft two-thirds of the wheat for next year's 

 crop was dibbled, and fct by hand. I am inclined to be- 

 lieve it will foon be generally fo here. 



Article XXXVI. 



Experiments on various Sorts of Potatoes. 



[By the same.] 



Sir, Hcthel^Dec. i, 1787. 



T Venture to fend you an account of a trial made 

 A by me, of a few forts of Potatoes planted laft 

 fpringj and as there is not, perhaps, in the wide 

 field of agriculture, any plant which more deferves 

 attention and general cultivation than the potatoes 

 fo I hope every information which leads to the dif- 

 covery of the bed and mod productive kinds, will 

 be received in good part, and neither deemed tri- 

 fling nor ufelefs by any of thofe who are real well- 

 wifhers to the intereft of fociety. 



I fhall content myfelf with this apology for the 

 contents of my letter j and after premifing that all 

 the underwritten potatoes were planted on the cd 

 day of April, in a garden, the foil of which is a rich 



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