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be greater, and the corn lefs liable to lodge: for 

 when corn (lands very clofe, the (talks are drawn 

 up weak, and on that account are lefs capable of 

 refitting the force of winds, or fupporting them- 

 felves under heavy rains. 



From our great fuccefs in fetting and drilling 

 wheat, fome of our farmers tried thefe methods 

 with barley, but did not find it anfwer their ex- 

 pectations, except on very rich land. 



I have myfelf had eighty (talks on one root of 

 barley, which all produced good and long ears, 

 and the grain was better than any other; but the 

 method is too expenfive for general practice. In 

 poor land, fow thin, or your crop will be worth 

 little. Farmers who do not reafon on the matter, 

 will be of a different opinion; but the fact is in- 

 difputable. 



When the barley is fown and harrowed in, the 

 land mould be rolled after the firft fhower of rain, 

 to break the clods. This will clofe the earth about 

 the roots, which will be a great advantage to it in 

 dry weather. 



When the barley has been up three weeks or a 

 month, it is a very good way to roll it again with 



a heavy 



