38d Account of the Ecldlefone Pdrming Cluh. Nov* 



Brought over - L. 20 i © 

 a decent crop of peas ; which we fliall rate at a pro- 

 duce of 4 bolls per acre (though Lord Kalmes only- 

 rates peas at 2, or 2\)\ thence 4 bolls at i6s. dedu6l- 

 ing I boll for feed - - - 280 



L. 22 9 o 



This, added to fhe return per acre of the fimilar crops, at the 

 fame rate as in the foar-fhift rotation, gives 22I. 9s. ; which, di- 

 vided among five acres, averages 4I. 9s. pfd. per acre. 



By this calculation, upon a farm of 1 00 acres, the yearly dif- 

 ference of produce from a four-fhift rotation, would exceed that 

 from one of five fhifts by 52I. is. 8d. 



In a fecond ellay wpon the proper mode of preparing land for 

 turnip, I find a particular mode of ribbing recommended by good 

 reafons. The ftubble of the preceding crop is to be firft clean 

 ploughed and harrowed •, the ribbing is then direfted to run aflant 

 the former direction of ploughing, where wetnefs does not pre- 

 vent, at about an angle of 20 degrees ; the ribbing is begun at 

 the middle, and extended out to each hand ; the near horfe going 

 always in the hollow furrow, and the right hand one on the firm 

 land ; fo that the earth raifed never falls into a hollow furrow 

 previoufly formed. If the land is perfe^lly clean, jufl; fplit thefe 

 ribs over dung laid in the hollov/s, and fow turnip on the new ridge. 



In a third eflay, upon lifting and laying down various fpecies 

 of outfield, the only thing I flrall ftate, is a mode of renovating 

 outfield, whirh had been previoufly limed and exliauiled by crop- 

 ping — a fituahon -frequently to be met with. Firft, a complete 

 fummer fallow : The land then to be laid up in ridges, like thofe 

 formed for drilled turnip, through winter : Next fummer, re- 

 verfe thefe ridges repeatedly, merely by cleaving them : To lyc 

 all next winter. in this form of ridges : Next fpring-, to dung the 

 hollows with compoft, which hath in the interim been prepared j 

 this to be covered by cleaving the ridges ; and on the new ridges, 

 formed by this operation, fuw turnip, to be confumed upon the 

 field. The rationale of the pra£lice is, to obtain every poflible at- 

 mofpherical advantage, by the long expofure of as much furface as 

 poflible. 



In a fourth effay, upon the rearing of black cattle, after various 

 rules as to choice o^ breeders, fome obfervations occur in regard 

 to the pcflibiliry and economy of reariiig calves on very little 

 milk, by the fubftitution of hay or lintfeed teas. As it was 

 ftated, that Sir George Montgomery, iiad raifed 20 calves laft 

 feafon, with almoft no more milk I'lan was fufficient to initiate 

 them to the pra6tice of drinking Jiay or lintfeed teas, which 

 calves were then (beginr^ing of Augult) all alive and thriving; 



fome 



