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In the parifli of RADWINTER, and adjoining the 

 village, the foil confifts of a gravelly loam ; but thence 

 northerly towards Afhden, and foutherly towards Wimbifh, 

 a thin cold foil upon a blue and white chalky clay, inter- 

 mixed with veins of a ftrong red clay or tile earth. 



An experiment has lately been made by a very intelligent 

 and liberal gentleman at Radwinter, in fowing his clover 

 leys with wheat, in the following manner : 



Through the greater part of this diftridl the land is 

 iifually ploughed into four furrow ridges, as well for oats or 

 barley, as for winter corn. The furrows between the ridges 

 are left ftrongly marked upon the clover ley, and in the 

 prefent inftance, are fown or fpringed with wheat : two 

 furrows are then nicely ploughed, covering the wheat, and 

 thus forming the top of a new four furrow ridge. The open 

 or lafl: made furrows are then fown, and two furrows or 

 flices are added to each ridge, leaving a fmall comb or balk, 

 which is alfo fown and fplit down with a double breafted 

 plough, cafting an equal quantity of mould to the right and 

 left, thus finilliing the ploughing operation and fhutting 

 the ridges completely up. The field is then clofely rolled 

 down with a roller, which is fwelled out in the middle, and 

 properly conftruded to operate equally upon the higher and 

 lower parts of the four furrow ridges. 



From this management the wheat is fuppofed to derive 

 an immediate advantage from the manure which laid upon 

 the furface of the clover ley ; and although the crops have 

 been very luxuriant, and that the foil is of a loofe and 

 hollow nature, the wheat has hitherto been exempt frrfrn 

 the blight, i>or is it but in a very flight degree liable to lodge 

 or fubjed to be root fallen. It may be proper further to 

 obferve, that the ploughing fliould be performed in the 



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