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eighbourhood of Dunbar, whose lands are subject to 

 annual weeds, and who sow a great deal of wheat in spring, 

 have adopted the drilling system with much success, and 

 consider it essential for the culture of their land. 



Some experiments made by Mr Hope of Fenton, East 

 Lothian, are among the most satisfactory and decisive I 

 have met with, OB the subject of drilling. From these 

 experiments, he is inclined to draw the following conclu- 

 sions : i. That it is of no advantage to drill winter 

 sown wheat, as the crop is never injured by annual weeds, 

 and where the soil is infested with root weeds, as the crop, 

 in ordinary caes, will completely meet in the rows, be- 

 fore the root weeds make much appearance, it is impos- 

 sible, without injuring the crop, to render much benefit 

 to the land with the hoe. a. On all land, however, 

 where annual weeds are abundant, he considers it of great 

 importance, to use the drill for sowing white crops of 

 every description, it being understood at the time, that 

 plenty of hands can at all times be obtained for using the 

 hoe ; for it is better to sow in the common method broad- 

 cast, than drill without hoeing. 



Mr Hope adds, that an experiment was tried in his 

 neighbourhood, which places the advantage of drilling in 

 a very favourable point of view. A field of grass land, 

 of good quality, which, in consequence of having been 

 always cultivated in the broadcast manner, was full of 

 annuals, was all drilled, with the exception of six ridges 

 in different parts of the field, which were sown broad - 



perience ; but it appears to him that the operation is tedious 

 and minute, without any adequate benefit. The drilling of 

 these can nerer be meant for cleaning the ground ; a very 

 good farmer will have it clean before they are sown in it. It 

 is net so easy, however, to get the better of annual weeds. 



