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been sown with \vlieat in 1806, and clover in 1807; 

 they generally look well, but in no degree comparable 

 to those planted at the same time in No. 5 the differ- 

 ence, I ascribe in part to the dung, and tbe want of 

 cultivation in the same degree with No. 5, and some- 

 what to the excessive dressing of ashes in a remarka- 

 bly dry season it is now, 1816, very flourishing and 

 productive. 



EXPERIMENT NO. 7. 



In the latter end of October 1806, 1 planted part of 

 an orchard adjoining to No. 6, of 210 trees 50 feet 

 apart, which I completed in December following. The 

 ground had been planted in corn, and was preparing 

 for oats, wheat and clover, the same as the adjoining 

 lot mentioned in No. 6, and pretty much in the same 

 order : the trees were manured also with stable dung, 

 hauled out the preceding spring, and applied in the 

 proportion of a load to eight or ten trees. In March 

 1807? the ground was sown with oats ; the trees were 

 all dug in May ; those planted in December all grew 

 well, but not equal to those growing in corn ground, 

 whilst of those planted in October, a large number 

 perished; many never put out, which I ascribe to their 

 being taken up before the fall growth was finished 

 this was particularly observable in the Hewes's Crabs 



