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4th, Wathed in five waters, till it appeared per- 
feétly clean, and then fown wet:—appeared to 
have but little fmut, but when threfhed was tailed. 
Oé?. 19th, 1792. Divided into four parts two pecks 
of the worft of the produce of the laft experiment: 
uft, Sown dry :—nearly half fmut. 
ad, Wafhed in five waters, and alfo in ftrong 
lye of wood-afhes, and then fmothered with 
quick lime:—xzearly free from fmut. 
3d, Steeped in {trong brine half an hour:—above 
half fmut. 
4th, Wafhed in five waters, and alfo in ftrong 
lye, and fown wet:—more _/mut than part 2d. 
Od. 20th. . Of the fame wheat, fowed acrofs a 
Jand five rows, containing each 330 grains: — 
ft row, fteeped in ftrong lye 20 hours:—had 
only three ears of fmut. 
ad row, fown dry:—about half /mut. 
3d row, fteeped 20 hours in ftrong lime-water:— 
only one ear of fmut. 
4th row, fteeped in ftrong falt brine 20 hours:— 
about two-thirds was fmut, and the found ears 
were not fo good as thefe of 2d row. 
5th row, wathed in five waters, and then in ftrong 
lye, perfeétly dried with quick lime, kept fix 
days and then fown:—perfedtly found. 
Oét. 9th, 1793. 1ft, Sowed fix ounces of old 
fmutty wheat, the produce of experiment 3, 
1791, without any preparation:—produce very 
H 2 fmutty, 
