152 EXPERIMENTS ON WHEAT. Part II. 



that in the old way, and the ears longer and better filled with 

 grain. 



" An account of the produce will ihew what may be expeded 

 ; .from this manner of fowing." 



Account of the produce of the fame f eld fowed part in the old way, 

 and part with the drill-plough, on the fourteenth, fifteenth, andfix~^ 

 teenth of September 1 75 1 • 



TH E whole of this field ufed commonly to be fowed with 

 twenty meafures of wheat, each meafure containing 106 

 pounds of 1 8 ounces. Three meafures, or 3 1 8 pounds of wheat, 

 were fown in the ufual way in the richeft part of the field. The 

 remaining part was fowed with the drill-plough, with only 265 

 pounds of wheat which in the common way would have required 

 1802 pounds. 



The foil was middling, neither too flrong nor too light, and 

 pretty flony. The land was poor becaufe it had not been dunged ; 

 which indeed it feldom was, the owner not having more than was 

 neceffary for his vines. 



Produce of the new hujhandry. 



The 265 pounds of wheat produced . . 54501b. 



To be deduBed. 



] 



For the feed ...... 265 



For fmall and bad grain fifted out, 4 per cent. . 2 1 8 7 j, „ 



Neat produce . . 49671b. 



If the other part of the field, which was fowed") 

 with the three meafures in the old way, had been v 9601b. 

 fown with the drill-plough, it would have yielded J 



To be deduSfed. 

 "Lokhy Mting, /^ per cent. . . 38 lb. 7 « ,, 



For the feed . . . 46 lb. J ^'^^''• 



Neat produce to be added to the above . . 8761b, 



Neat produce of the wioU , . 58431b. 



Produce 



