Mr. Living/Ion* s Expsri7nents on Lucerm. 85 



too far apart, yet as the feafon advanced, they (hot forward 

 very luxuriantly, and this piece has been cut three times with 

 that fown with barley. Altho' fown near four months later, tho 

 firft crop was nearly equal to the barley fown, the fecond and 

 third much fuperior to it, fo that its acreable produce may be 

 ftated at four tons ; and its future produd will be greater than 

 any I have, as it is perfectly even, without any vacant fpots, 

 and uninjured by the clover which I fowed with my other crops. 



The introduction of a new plant is liable to fo many difficulties 

 from ill management and prejudice, that I think it important 

 flill to continue the regifter of my experiments at the rifk even 

 of tiring the patience of the Society. 



I remember the avidity with which I read every thing that I 

 could find on this fubjedt before I began my own experiments, 

 and I remember too how much all I read fell fhort of my wifhes 

 in many particulars, which I am now able to elucidate for the 

 benefit of others, 



EXPERIMENT NO. I. 



Sept, 1793. Ploughed up four acres oats-flubble, foil, alight 

 Ibam— I79i-i792in clover, manured with gypfum ; 1793? in 

 ©ats, yield very great — ^about 64 bufliels to the acre. 



April, 1794. Ploughed twice — ifl May fowed two' acres^ 

 with barley and 36ib. of lucerne feed, which covered by tlic 

 roller. 



