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[^JuNE, 1791.] Clovfr equal to the laftycar, except that it 

 was more mixed with natural grafles — after grafs worfe than 

 laft year, a great deal of fummer grafs having got in. 



N. B. As weighing hay immediately after it is made, would 

 be very inaccurate, from its drying after it is houfed — I eftimate 

 the tons in all thefe experiments by ox-loads, at the rate of one 

 ton to every two loads ; which, however, I believe it will be 

 generally found to exceed. 



No. 2. 

 [1789, April 10.] Strewed over one third of an acre of 

 lye, four and an half bufhels of Gypfam^ and feven pounds of 

 red clover feed ; the foil a poor fandy loam, being the ridge of 

 a hill, at the depth of fix inches a fliarp red fand which the 

 plough often brought up. 



QuLY.]] Crop of rye ordinary, flraw uncommonly tall 

 and fpindled. 



rSEPTEMBER.] The clovcr has got to a furprizing height, 

 a great part of it in bloflfom, the ground completely covered. 



[1790, June.] This clover finer than any I ever before 

 faw, many of the ftems three feet long — the whole lodging, fo 

 that I was compelled to cut it before it was perfectly ripe — 

 produce, three large ox-loads. September 2d, crop very fine, 

 being abfent when cut, I know not exaO; amount, 



