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of the harveft; it was alfo very wet and cold, which 

 prevented many people from/ciimg the quantity they 

 had propofed; and obliged them, at the latter end 

 of feed time, to fow broadcaft on that account. 



As I have no wifh to fupport any fyftem, I would 

 not attempt to recommend any practice which did 

 not appear to me a beneficial one. Wheat-fetting 

 certainly is fo, efpecially when corn is dear; and 

 if the feafon be favourable, may be pradlifed with 

 great benefit to the farmer. 



On clover and grafs leys, and ground not free 

 from weeds, it is attended with peculiar advan- 

 tages, from the wheat being depofited in the mid- 

 dle of the flag, free from the grafs and weeds 

 which fpring from the edges, and frequently en- 

 velope and choke it, and alfo from fuch of them 

 as would fpring up and flourifh, were the flag 

 broken and torn in pieces by the harrows. 



From my own experience, I find the produce is 

 two buHicls per acre more than from the wheat 

 which is fown; but having much lefs fmall corn 

 intermixed with it, the fampleis better, and always 

 fetches a higher price, to the amount generally of 

 tzvo J/jillings per quarter. Add to this, the great 

 fupport given to the poor by thisy^^owiharvelt (as 

 I may cull it) which enables them to difcharge their 



R 2 rents. 



