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acre, brought by one crop unto fuch a flate of pul- 

 verization and amendnaent, as to be worth 15s. and 

 all the expences paid, fuppofing the potatoes to be 

 worth 25. lod. per fack. 



This field was fown with wheat, but the time of 

 fowing was inevitably protradted to a late feafon. 

 In a cold climate, and on a light foil, never fow 

 wheat after potatoes, but ridge up your land, and 

 leave it for a fpring crop, and perhaps on any foil 

 it is good hufbandry fo to do. 



1785. 



EXPERIxMENT NO. II. 8 ACRES. 



III. — 12 

 IV. — 12 



32 acres, 



NO. 2, EIGHT ACRES, 



Soil a gravelly loam worth 20s. per acre, had been 

 laid down with fainfoin 3 years before, which did 

 not fucceed. This field was marked out into 

 beds, 8 feet wide, leaving '4 feet interval to cover 

 with. Farm-yard dung, 20 cart-loads to an acre, 

 was then fpread equally on the beds, and the fets 

 placed thereon at the diflance of one foot. The 

 interval or alley was then dug to cover the fets, 

 turning the grafs downwards, c^r jurf to turf. 

 This is called by fome the lazy-bed method. 



EXPENCES. 



