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trial, before I paiTed judgment. I did fo. The 

 fecond year the difference was greatly in favour of 

 the three-feet drills; and in the fourth year they 

 had a very decided fuperiority. I then found the 

 true Hate of the cafe to be as follows: — 



During the firft year the plants in every part of 

 the field were nearly equal in goodnefs; but as 

 there was a much greater number of them on an 

 equal fpace of ground in the part fown broadcaft, 

 the crop mud of courfe be heavieft there; thefe 

 plants being as good the firft year as afterwards. 

 But in the courfe of three years, the plants in 

 the three- feet drills became much ftronger, fpread 

 amazingly, and nearly filled up the fpaces between 

 them; the produce of one root being more than 

 that of any ten roots in the broadcaft part, which 

 by (landing too clofe were impoverifhed, and 

 could not increafe in bulk like the others. 



In the fourth year, the produce of the three- 

 feet drills was more than double the broadcaft, 

 and being adapted to the horfe-hoe, were kept 

 free from weeds, and earthed up at a fmall expence 

 in comparifon of the other. 



At the end of the fourth year, I ploughed up 

 the broadcaft part, and planted itafrefh with roots 



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