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time be obtained, I have taken the liberty to 

 trouble you with a few thoughts that have occurred 

 to me on this fubjedt, in hopes they may meet your 

 approbation, and probably be the occafion of fome 

 experiments for the decifion of this queftion. 



I will take the liberty to fuppofe a crop of beans 

 drilled in Jingle rows at four feet diftance, and the 

 turnips, like Mr. Anderdon's, drilled in the inter- 

 vals at a proper feafon ; in order to afcertain the 

 weig-ht, there will then be four rows of feventeen 

 feet in length to make a fquare perch, whereas the 

 length of Mr. Anderdon's was only fifteen feet 

 eight inches. This, Sir, will make a difference in 

 the weight of a perch from 230 to 249 pounds; 

 and in the weight of an acre from 16 tons 8cwt. 

 2qrs. Slbs. to 17 tons i5cwt. 2qrs. 24lbs. 



Each turnip at this diftance (viz. four feet from 

 row to row, and nine inches in the rows) muft oc- 

 cupy a fpace of three fquare feet, confequently the 

 greateft number produced in an acre muft be 

 1 45 20 ; but if fown in broadcaft, twice hoed, and 

 the diftance on an average 15 inches, each turnip 

 will then occupy but little more than one foot and 

 a half, and the number produced in an acre may be 

 about 27920, which (allowing them to be of the 

 fame magnitude) will weigh about thirty-four tons 



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