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cropped till the latter end of April, exceeded that of the early 

 cropped space, in the proportion of 3 to 2; in one instance, 

 during a dry summer, the last cropped space afforded a produce 

 superior to that of the early cropped space, as 2 to 1. In all 

 these trials, the produce of the early space consisted of four crops, 

 and that of the later three. It appears, therefore, that no stock 

 should be admitted to seedling grasses, till after the time of their 

 coming into flower. 



