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Art. XXVI. 

 AJtmple and effectual Preparation of Seed-Corfi. 

 [By Mr. John Wagstafff..] 

 Gentlemen, 



THERE has been long fought for, yet in the 

 opinion of fome long fince obtained, a perfeft 

 cure of the difeafe in wheat and other grain, pro- 

 vincially known by various names, Tisfmut foot-brand, 

 i3c. but one and the fame difeafe. 



From the partial judgment of many individuals, it 

 has been afferted, that fuch and fuch caufticks, falts, 

 and wafhes, have been completely deftruftive of this 

 bane; yet, however fuch individuals may have efcaped 

 its malignity, the repeated ufe of their recipes has 

 not fucceeded with others to whom their procefs has 

 been communicated; but the fimple means which I 

 now wifli to lay before you, I am perfuaded, from a 

 feries of repeated experiments, every perfon who 

 duly pra£^ifes it will be exempted from its immediate 

 bane; and a diflrict of country, purfuing the fame 

 means, perhaps efcape a future contagion. 



The means are fimple, and no other than immer- 

 fmg the feed in pure water, and repeatedly fcouring 

 it therein, jufl: before it is fown or dibbled on the 

 foil; whether well, fpring, or river water, be ufed, it 



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