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for three succeeding years, and never discovered any 
difference in the growth at all. I had some red hills* 
adjoining my meadow, sowed with red-clover, of which 
I plaistered a part ; and had as visible an effect from it; 
as ever I had on any ground whatever.” 
Another correspondent of Mr. N’s, who is a friend to 
rolling the seed, of wheat, or other grain, in plaister, 
previously to sowing ; states, that, ‘“ top dressings of 
plaister, he found not only of no service to ‘winter 
grain, but he had suffered by the plant being retarded | 
in its ripening the seed (though it was very green, and 
looked flourishing) so as to be caught by the mildew.” - 
The effect seems to be similar to that produced by 
hime; whatever be the cause. Possibly the mildew oc. 
curred from other causes. I never new the plaister in- 
jurious to any crop. I lost a crop by plaistered clover, 
choaking the wheat. 
~T cannot close the well intentioned, however inade- 
quate, efforts I have made, to establish the reputation, 
and shew the extensive advantages derived to agricul. 
ture, by the use of the subject of the foregoing sheets; 
“ without cordially expressing my best thanks, to those 
who have assisted my endeavours. 
To Mr. Noland and his correspondents, I am_pecu- 
liarly indebted ; as they are among the few who have 
complied with my requests, to communicate recent 
facts, relating to that part of our husbandry, in which 
* Red hills, are light; sandy, or gravelly. 
