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'in grafs eigliteca years previous to this difcovcry ; fo that this gr^fs 

 mud have been of the true perennial kind, by having continued 

 fo long. It was carefully preferved ; and, from an original h.md- 

 ful, came at lad to be raifed in quantity to fupply the dcma.id of 

 the market ; and is now in fuch plenty as to have been fold tliis 

 fpring at i2S. per boll. Mr French immediately fowed out broad 

 v/.ilks in his garden with it, from whence he is furc of obtain- 

 ing feed which has manifefted its *perenniality ; in which cafe 

 his waikb (very prcpolleroudy indeed as iva/hy thoiiga mod pro- 

 perly as to more important purpofe?) are mod religioufly kept 

 facrcd from the imprellion of hur.inn foot. 



When with Mr French, upon occafion of this inquiry, he 

 ftowed me fomt' y-llow garden turnip, which he had planted for 

 bearing feed, of equal fize ivith common field turnips and which he 

 had found in his field of common turnip. The fame mixture had 

 been found 1yd feafon in fome fields of turnip in Tweeddale. 



I found experiments had been made, at Carnwath, of the 

 Swineridge improvement of deep mofs ; but the improvement 

 was confidered as altogether difproportionate to the expence. 

 It was faid to have been found fo in the neighbourhood of Paifley, 

 wliere lately it was profecuted with vigour. 



At Carnwath it \z afcertained to be more profitable to apply 

 fuch mofs to the improvement of dry lands, either by burning 

 it into aflies, or forming it into Meadowbank middings. Mr 

 French, this feafon, has indituted a fair comparative trial, upon 

 very poor moorifli land, well fallowed, and drefled wi'l: Meadow- 

 bank and other manures — the field fown with oats, and grailes 

 for padure. The farmers there are fowing oats where beer ufed 

 to be fown. I am, &c. 



A Member of Eddlejlone Farmer's Club. 



Tweeddale y \6ih April i%o^. 



TO THE CONDUCTOR OF THE FARMER's MAGAZINE. 



Comparative Trial of differeJit Breeds of Sheep. 

 Sir, 



I HAND you the refult of a comparative trial made at Edger- 

 don in Roxburghfhire, of four different kinds of wcdder hogs, 

 viz. the Leiceder, South-Down, Cheviot, Forreder, or Black- 

 raced breeds. Three of each kind were procured, very nearly 

 of the fame age, and in the fame condition -, which were weigh- 

 ed on the loth of November 1802, were kept together on turi^ip 

 from that day till the i6th of April following, and from that 

 time upon good padure till the loth of November 1803, when 

 they were again weighed. The refult as under. 



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