28 Experiments and Ohfervatwns 



[1791.] Clover in every refpeft equal to the laft year, fed 

 down the after grafs. 



No. 3. 



Three acres of ground of the fame field, but in better heart, 

 lying flatter, having the wafli of the adjoining hills — 1787, well 

 manured and yielding corn and potatoes — 1788, wheat and 

 clover, and left for grafs — 1789, mowed for hay, produce four 

 ox-loads of hay. April 1790, drefled this with fix barrels of 

 Gypfum. June, mowed for hay, produce feven ox-loads. 

 Double of that produced by fuch parts of the field as had no 

 Gypjum; but half a ton an acre inferior to that which was 

 fown over the rye, on much poorer ground ; after grafs very 

 good J took no particular account of it, being abfent when cut. 



[1791.] Grass about equal to the laft years ; more natural 

 grafles, and fome weeds make their appearance ; the after crop 

 not fo good, owing to the extreme drought and a quantity of 

 fummer grafs getting in. 



No. 4. 



On a lawn of fix acres, which has lain to pafture for ten 

 years, a loam inclining to fand, upon a clay bottom; fome pains 

 had been taken to get this in good grafs, and for that purpofe it 

 had been manured 1787, and catde had been foddered the 

 winter 1788 upon it; but it ftill produced a great quantity of 

 daifies and forrel, and changed colour at every drought. 

 April 1790, drefled one half of it, except a ftrip of 100 paces 



