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5th. Time of fa-wing. The time of fowing varies 

 confiderably, from the beginning of Oclober to the be- 

 ginning of March, through all the intermediate months. 

 When fallowing was in fafhion, wheat was fown early 

 in October, but fince wheat has fo generally fucceeded 

 potatoes, the fowing depends upon the time the pota- 

 toes are dug, which can feldom be accoinplifhed until 

 the -latter end of that month, or the beginning of No- 

 vember ; but, for fome years part, confiderable quan- 

 tities have been fown fo late as the month of March, 

 without diminution in produce. The Rev. Mr. Coch- 

 ran, of the Ards, thus writes to me on this fubjecT: : 

 " You enquire, Sir, whether wheat is fown in fpring ; 

 I have done it frequently ; I have fown it in Oftober, 

 and in the beginning of March following I fowed 

 wheat in the fame field, on the immediately adjoining 

 ridges, in the fame ftate of flrength. I had as great 

 weight from my March fowing as from the October ; 

 as it was not expofed to the dangers c>f winter, I gave 

 it lefs feed, and it was ripe fourteen days after the 

 October fowing, I would prefer fowing in. the latter 

 end of February, or beginning of March, |o fowing in 

 January, and have as good profitable crops from' my 

 fpring as from my autumn fowing." About Lifburn 

 wheat is fown in fpring with great advantage, and in 

 many other parts of this county j the fpecies fown is 

 not fpring wheat, but the fame as is ufual for the 

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