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Article XXII. 



noughts on the fame SuhjeSf. 



TO THE SECRETARY. 

 SIR> 



Gentleman put into my hands the five vo- 



lumes publilhed by the order of the Bath 

 Society for the encouragement of Agriculture. I 

 have perufed them with much pleafure and great 

 attention, and think in general the fubjedls treated 

 of are carried to great perfedion. We have an old 

 adage, A word to the wife is fufficienti if by a few 

 hints I can any ways alTift the gentlemen concerned 

 in that laudable mftitution, it will give me much 

 fatisfadion. 



The fubjedl I have contemplated on mod, is, 

 IVbat are the caujes which 'produce the Smut iA Wheat? 



The following 1 fuppofe are the principal: 



ift. Avoid fowing infedled feed, procuring it 

 from a friend you can rely on. 



idly. After having properly watered your feed, 



(no brine required) lime it plentifully^ for I think 



much depends on this procefs, to keep tl^e feed from 



O 2 injury 



