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«' From fome accurate experiments, laft year, 

 made and reported to our Agricultural Society, 

 it appears that nine bufliels of additional corn 

 per acre were produced by this method of ufing 

 plaifler. 



*^ As the ufe of this cheap and extraordinary 

 manure has now become very general in this State, 

 and many accurate and judicious farmers are now 

 making experiments therewith, I doubt not^ but Its 

 ufes, at the clofe of the feafon, will be better known 

 and further expended j when I fhall be happy to 

 make a communication thereof to you. 



" I am, &:c. See." 



Article XV. 



yf« Account of an E^perme7it aBually made U 

 difcover whether whole Potatoes or Cuttings 

 are to be preferred in plantings G?c. 



[By Mr. Joseph WimpeyJ 



TJ^ ARLY in the fpring of this year I had a large 

 "^^ quantity of potatoes, out of which I fele6ted 

 forty-eight bufhels of the faired for fets. The 



ground 



