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tageous to Agriculture. It is, that the real and in- 

 trinfick value of different kinds of grain may be 

 more accurately afcertained by making a comparifon 

 of it with a few plants of each kind fet out at the 

 fame time, than can be done when fown in drills 

 or broadcaft; and when the moft valuable kinds 

 of wheat, oats, or barley, are difcovered, he dates, 

 hat m A very fhort time (not exceeding four or five^ 

 years) a fufficient quantity of that valuable kind 

 may be procured to fupply the kingdom with feed 

 from a fingle grain of each kind ; for he calculates, 

 that 47,000 grains of wheat may be produced by 

 divifibility in two years and three months. 



Although Mr. Bogle appears to be too fanguine 

 in his expe(5tations of feeing his plan realized in 

 general pra^ke^ we think it merits the attention of 

 Gentlemen Farmers, and wifh them to make fair ex- 

 periments, and report their fuccefs. Every grand 

 improvement has been, and ever will be, progref- 

 Hve. They muft necefTarily originate with Gentle- 

 men; and thence the circle is extended by almoft 

 imperceptible degrees over provinces and countries. 

 At all events, Mr. Bogle is juftly entitled to the 

 thanks of the Society, and of the publick, for the 

 great attention he has paid to the fubjed. 



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