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mediately fent to the kiln for fome quick lime. to 
prepare the feed for the remainder of the field; that 
which was prepared with flack lime was fmutty, 
the other produced found corn. 
Nov. 6th, 1789. I divided half a pint of per-. 
fe&ly found wheat into two equal parts: — 
ft part, Steeped in ftrong brine and dried with 
quick-lime:—+rhe produce perfectly found. 
2d, Rubbed with the black powder out of the. 
{mut-balls, and iteeped and limed as the for- 
mer:—half the produce was fmut. 
Nov. 3d, 1790. Bought of a neighbour one 
bufhel of very fmutty wheat, and divided it into 
three parts: — 
ft, Prepared with brine and lime made into bat- 
ter:—produce very /mutty. . 
ad, Sown dry, without any preparation:— 
very fmutty. 
3d, Wathed in three waters, then floated in brine, 
and dried with quick lime:—~wearly clean. 
Od. 7th, 1791. Two pecks of the worft of the 
produce of the laft experiment, were divided into 
four parts: — 
1ft, Steeped one hour in ftrong brine, and fown 
wet:—produce very /mutiy. 
2d, Steeped in water only, and dried with abund- 
ance of quick-lime :—wot quite fo bad. 
3d, Sown dry, without any preparation:— 
very fmutty. 
4th, Wathed 
