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and the flieaves very little grain, and even that was very poor in 

 many places. 



•' About 90 acres were cultivated in the firft farm, for the crop 

 of this year J in the fecond 34, and in the third 45: in all 169 

 acres, which were fown with wheat in September and Odober. 

 About twenty acres had been dunged. 



,, r\ .-. cr J n fFirftfarm . . 20 1 60 lb, 



'* Quantity ot leed generally \ c j r /: iu 



r J • t- u ■' .^ Second farm .. .. ycoolb. 



uled in the old way. J t->u- j c o iu 



^ (_ Third farm , . loobolb. 



In all 37800 lb. 



^, r\ .-. cr A CA -1 (Firflfarm , . 08281b. 



" Qiiantity of feed uled with \ n j r /: iv 



.t- J -n 1 u ^hecondfarm , . 36c4lb. 



the drill-plough, It-i,- j r iu 



^ ° (^ Third farm . . 504° lb. 



In all 18522 lb. 

 *' Saved in the feed , <. . 192781b. 



378001b. 



f Firfl farm. , .- 795601b. 



"Crops of 1756* ^ Second farm* . . 191101b. 



(_ Third farm , . 315901b. 



'* Total of the crops . . 1302601b. 



''^ To which if we add the faving in the feed, 'uiz. 1 9278 lb. 



** The whole produce will he . . 1495381b. 



■*■" This farm did not produce fo much corn as it Jlmuld have done, lecaufe 'near x: third 

 fert of the fields was almojl totally mined by iriundiuieiis. 



" Suppofing this accident not to have happened,what might tbefe 

 fields have produced ? If they had been fown in the common way, 

 thefe fame fields would have yielded lefs grain than in the two pre- 

 ceding years. I have eftimated it at Ibmewhat lefs than tliat, and 

 the advantage is flill in favour of the new hufbandry. Thefe three 

 farms would have. produced at moll from 88000 to 93000 pounds 

 5: of 



