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At hai'veft", the rows were free from weeds, and tall enough to be 

 reaped ; whilft the wheat fowed in the common way, was fo fliort and 

 full of weeds, that it was obliged to be mowed, and the weeds to be 

 dried, like hay. Each of thefe fields produced 336 (heaves. This is 

 very different from the produd: of the year before, when a fingle acre 

 cultivated in the fame manner, yielded 476 flieavcs. 



In this year's experiment, the acre which yielded 70 bufhels, or 

 1470 pounds of wheat in 1750, yielded now but 40 buihels or 966 

 pound's of good wheat free from fmut. 



The other acre which was cultivated in the old way, and had 



been well dunged, and which produced 98 bufhels, or 2058 pounds 



of fine wheat in the year 1750, yielded this year but 38 bufhels 



and a half, or 808 pounds and a half of fmall wheat, above a third 



^f which was blighted and fmutty. 



We fee by this account, i . That the acre cultivated in the new 

 way, yielded this year 504 pounds lefs than in 1750. 



2. That the acre cultivated in the old way, produced 1249 pounds 

 and a half lefs than in 1750. 



3. That the acre cultivated according to the new principles in 1751, 

 produced i <;7 pounds and a half of fine clean wheat, or near one 

 fifth, more than the acre cultivated in the common way, which 

 yielded only a fmall grain, mixed with a great deal of fmut. 



4. We muft not forget that 12 bufliels of wheat, French meafure, 

 were employed to fow the acre which was cultivated in the common 

 way, and that not quite two of the fame bufhels were ufed in fowing 

 that which was cultivated according to the new hufbandiy. The 

 difference of i o bufhels, or 2 1 o pounds of wheat thus fowed, mufl 

 confequently be added to the i 57 pounds which this acre produced 

 more than that with which it is compared. The gain is therefore 

 367 pounds. 



5. This is not all. The wheat of the rows was choice corn, 

 very fit for feed, and fold for a third part more than that which 

 was cultivated in the common way, which was of a very fmall grain, 

 extremely fmutty, and full of feeds of weeds. 



Where we faid, that the wheat of the rows was not blighted or 

 fmutty, we would not be thought to impute that wholly to the new 

 culture. The care which the owner took from time to time, to 

 pluck up the faulty ears as fafl as they appeared, contributed greatly 

 thereto ; though it is certain, that even if he had not taken that 



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