iSoO. On DriU'tng Beans. I5J 



be preferved for feveral months In perfe£l fafety. This 

 method of preferving wheat for feed, after being pickled 

 and prepared for fowing, was communicated to me by 

 an agriculturift, eminent in his profeiFion, and who had 

 perfonal experience of the practice. I am, &c. 



J.S. 



TO THE CONDUCTORS OF THE FARMEr's MAGAZINE. 



On Drilling Beans. 



Gentlemen, 



^ s I obferve you wlfh to receive communications re- 

 fpe6ting experimental agriculture, I do myfelf the plea- 

 fure of tranfmitting you the refult of the firft attempt 

 made by me to cultivate beans according to the drill fyf- 

 tem, which was executed at a time when that important 

 branch of hufbandry was but recently introduced into this 

 country, and, confequently, imperfe6lly underilood. 



I marked off an acre of ground, the foil a light free 

 loam, which had carried a crop of oats the preceding 

 year. It was deep ploughed in Winter, and received 

 dung previous to the feed-furrow, which was given as 

 fhallow as poffible, in order that the plants might have 

 fufficient foil to ftrike down their roots. I divided it in- 

 to three parts. Part No. i. was drilled with intervals 

 of 27 inches, or, in other words, the harrow followed 

 every third plough. No. 2. was drilled after the fecond 

 plough, which reduced the intervals to 20 inches, or 

 thereby. No. 3. had Intervals of the fame breadth as 

 No. I . ; but two I'ows flood together, or in each furrow, 

 which gave me about the fame number of drills as flood 

 on part No. 2., and about one third more than part 

 Jslo. I. They were fuihclently harrowed Im.mediately 

 before brairding, carefully hand-hoed afterwards, and, 

 finally, bulked up with a neat double-moulded board 

 plough, which performed the work in a very perfect 

 manner. The crop at harveft was good ; but, when 

 cut, the flalk was Imalkr, and the pods not fo well fill- 

 ed, upon thole which occupied No. 2., as upon the o- 

 ther two divifjons, where the intervals were wider, and 



S 2 confequently 



