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ploughing is feldotn given. The only perfon I know, 

 who gives more than one ploughing, except Mr.Chrifty, 

 is Mr. Gracey, of Lecale ; their obfervations upon the 

 fecond ftirring accord with my own experience, that it 

 not only increufes the quantity but the quality of the 

 grain. \ 



2d. Sort. The fpecies cultivated are the Poland, 

 the Blanter, light-foot, and by fome perfons the white 

 Holland. The Poland oats are very white, early, and 

 very prolific on rich ground ; but where they are good, 

 the flraw is in general coarfe. The Blanter has finer 

 ftraw, is of a more yellow colour, does not produce 

 fo much in general on the fame quantity of ground, 

 but from the thinnefs of the hull yields remarkably 

 well in meal ; this kind of oat is very hardy, does not 

 eafily fhake in high winds, nor is it neceflary to cut in 

 whilft greenifh, to prevent its being loft in handling, 

 like the Poland. The light-foot is a fmall grain with 

 very fine ftraw, the ear confined to the top of the 

 (Iraw, which grows to a great length, and will fuccecd 

 where the other forts will not ; it is not profitable to 

 the farmer, who has rich ground, but to the mealman 

 very much fo, from the finenefs of the hull. The 

 white Holland refembles the Poland in being early 

 ripe, requiring to be cut before it is completely co- 

 loured, and in the greatnefs of its produce on rich 

 ground, but excels it in weight of meal, from the fu- 



perior finenefs of the hull. 



3d. Never 



