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There could not be two intervals, and had the 

 ridges been of equal breadth, the interval would 

 have been nearly four feet eight inches. But as 

 the blunder is fo plain, every one ,muft pbferve it 

 to be fo. I am. Sir, 



Your moft humble fervant, 



Loridorj, J. ANSTRUTHER. 



fFimpok'^reet, March 17, 1789. 



The following Experiments were made in 1787, 



One acre, (latute meafure, was drilled with white 

 wheat, after the plough, fowing by hand the firft 

 furrow, and another plough following and covering 

 the feed J and the feedfman fowed the third furrow 

 as the firft, fo that the rows were at 18 inches. 

 This field was drilled beans the former crop, and 

 drilled in the fame manner. 



The wheat was drilled upon one ploughing; 

 upon this was fown i buftjel and 4-5thsofagallon,. 

 The produce was 27 buftiels and 3 pecks. 



The ears upon fpur yards were counted. One 

 yard produced 82 ears, one 87, one 98, and one 88. 

 The average is 88 ears per yard. 



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