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three different times—the firft, feed fown the mid- 
dle of March—the fecond, feed fown the begin- 
ning of April—the third, the end of April. ‘The 
feafon was uncommonly dry; few opportunities 
offered of planting, or making good the numbers 
that failed from the drought. On a piece of 
ground adjoining, | purpofed having fome common 
turnips to compare with them; but in fpite of all 
my care, and thrice fowing, the crop was fo thin, 
that the ground was afterwards ploughed up and 
fown to wheat, to my very great difappointment. 
As foon as the plants had got firm root, and had 
advanced a little in their growth, a furrow was 
turned with a plough from cach fide of each ridge, 
and the weeds on the remaining part of, the ridge, 
not touched by the plough, were cut up with a 
hoe. In a fortnight or three weeks afterwards, 
thefe furrows were turned back again into their 
places. By which means the land was kept clean 
at a {mall expence, and the growth of the plants 
greatly promoted. 
On the fecond of December I caufed three fquare 
lug, tobe cut in three different parts of the piece, 
and found the weight to be as follows: 
No. I. One fquare lug, ridges fomewhat more Ibs. 
than three feet, plants three feet in the 
rows, feed fown middle of March, weight 230 
No. II. One fquare lug, ridges barely three 
feet, plants three feet in rows, feed fown 
beginning of April, weight - - - -. 260 
