294 TRAVELS THROUGH 



He tried them in feveral divifions, in the 

 following methods : 



j. Sown at random 



2. Drilled at one foot afunder 



3. two feet 



4. three feet 



5. one foot fquare. 

 This trial was repeated feveral years fuo 



ceffively, and the refult was, that the drill- 

 ing at one foot afunder yielded the largeft 

 crop, and at the leaft expence. 



For manuring he tried them on loams : 



1. Manured with fand 



2. with clay 



3. with horfe dung 



4. with cow dung 



5. with meep's dung 



6. fwines dung 



7. Without any manure -, all of thern 



drilled at one foot afunder. 

 The refult was, the fand- clay, and no 

 rnanure, were equal ; the fwines dungbeft; 

 the meep's dung next ; the horfe and cow 

 equal, but much fuperior to fand or clay. 

 Refpeding the preparations, he tried the 

 following : 



I. Dug 



