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1 had another field of wheat, which was poor 

 land, and being a turnip fallow, was clean, and had 

 not been manured. In February, I obferved the 

 j)lants to be fmall, and to (land thin, and therefore 

 turned in fonne Iheep, thinking it would caufe the 

 plants to throw out more fide (lems. The knot of 

 the plants not being much above ground, there was 

 no danger in that refpedl : the experiment fuccceded, 

 and I reaped near four quarters per acre. 



From the clofeft obfervation, I find that wheat 

 ought not to be fed down with fheep, unlefs it be 

 very rank in January j and that fuch only fhould 

 be fed as was fown early on land that is neither 

 rich with dung nor weedy. 



After it is fed, if the land be clean, a top-drefling 

 of foot, afhes, malt-duft, &c. will greatly cherifli 

 the crop. I have experienced this in many in- 

 fiances, and can fafely recommend the pradlice. 



I am, &c, 

 Jan. 24, 1779. 



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