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year it was manured with about 20 putt-loads of a 

 compofition, confiding of half hog dung, and half 

 virgin earth, part of the fame field, and planted 

 with potatoes. This crop was kept free from 

 weeds, well hoed and earthed up, the produce not 

 lefs than 140 facks, or 560 Winchefter bufhels per 

 acre. Next it was fown with flax-feed, and pro- 

 duced two packs per acre, the pack 2401b. After 

 this two fucceeding crops of hoar- wheat, both good, 

 fay about 30 bufhels each crop per acre. 



The laft feafon it was fown with black oats, and 

 layed down widi clover and ray-grafs feed. The 

 oats I eitimate at 64 bufhels per acre, which will 

 appear moderate in comparifon of an experiment 

 upon that grain, which I lhall note in the fequel. 



I attribute greatly to deep and frequent plough- 

 ing, the fuccefs of thefe crops, and I perfift in the 

 fame method. It is probable, however, that fome 

 degree of caution may be neceffary on particu- 

 lar foils. 



No. II. Experiment on Turnips — 1782. 



Four acres of ground were divided into two equal 

 parts -, one half manured with four putt-loads of 

 foapers wafte afhes, and the other remained with- 

 out any manure. Turnip feed was fown on both 



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