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years, and knew them to excel all in that neigh-* 

 bourhood. The mode of cultivation was nearly 

 the fame, except that barley was fown one fourth 

 year, inflead of the fpring wheat ; oats were fown 

 once in like manner; and potatoes were once 

 planted between the drills of feed beans; and the 

 hoeing was always attended to and well performed, 

 except when the land was fown with corn. The 

 foil was a light loamy clay of a diifky hue, under 

 which was gravel, at the depth of about thirteen 

 inches. The real value of the land was not more 

 than 2QS, per acrej it has been lately laid down 

 with grafs, and is come to a good fward, without 

 having any manure laid upon it for more than fix- 

 teen years, twelve of which it was cultivated as be- 

 fore related. 



Surely this proof may encourage farmers to try 

 (he hoe upon a large fcale and on different foils, 



I am, the Society's moft obedient fervant^ 



JOSIAH HAZARD. 



floU.Deci i8, 1788. 



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