174- EXPERIMENTS ON WHEAT, Part H. 



large graln'd wheat. The proportion here is as thirteen to one. 



" We find in favour of the drill-plough ; firfl, that though the 

 furface of this ground was 277 toifes 18 feet lefs than that of the 

 other, yet it produced 208 pounds two ounces of wheat, more than 

 the other : and fecondly, that, deducing the feed of each crop, 

 this neat produce is ftill more conliderable, as appears by the 

 following account : 



Produce of the part fowed in the common way . 2969 lb. 



To be deducted for the feed . . . 698 lb. 



Remains . , 2271 lb. 



lb. oz. 



Produce of the part fowed with the drill-plough 2'''^7 2 



To be deducted for the feed . . . 243 o 



Remains . . 2944 2 



" Which is 663 pounds two ounces more than the produce of 

 the old hufbandry. 



" All the field was fomewhat damaged by the hail of the 3d of 

 June, which leflened both the Crops a little." 



EXPERIMENT. No. XL 



« A NO THE R field, the foil of which is better than that of 

 ■*^ the former, having been well plowed, was fowed in equally 

 diftant rows, with the drill-plough, on the tenth of Odtober. It con- 

 tains 2172 toifes and 16 feet, was not dunged, and was fowed with 

 121 pounds eight ounces of wheat, which yielded 2979 pounds of 

 veiy fine clean corn; which is 24 for i. 



" This return is very confiderable, and greatly furpafles that 

 of the foregoing experiment. It fliould be remembered, that the 

 furface of this field is lefs. 'Tis true it received no damage 

 from the hail." y 



EXPERIMENT. No. XII. 



** \X7E mentioned in the journal of 1752. (p. 159.) a perfon's 

 ' " having fown about 150 acres in equally diftant rows, with' 

 the drill-plough j and we obferved, that a great part of the ground 

 could not be well plowed, and that the whole of it could not be 

 fowed till November and December; Thefe two circumflances 



gave 



