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of course unfit for sowing with wheat in au- 

 tumn, may he rendered fit for crops of wheat 

 hy planting them in spring or summer. 11. 

 That he has known instances of wheat being 

 transplanted in September, October, Novem- 

 ber, February, March, April, and even as 

 late as the middle of May, which have all 

 answered very well. 12. That he has known 

 an early kind of wheat, sown as late as the 

 middle of May, which has ripened in very 

 good time ; and hence he conceives, if the 

 plants should be taken from that early kind, 

 the season of transplanting might be pro- 

 longed at least till the 1st of July, perhaps 

 even later. 13. That he has reason to think 

 wheat, oats, and barley, are not annuals, but 

 perennials, provided they are eaten down by 

 cattle, and sheep, or are kept low by the 

 scythe or sickle ; and are prevented from 

 spindling or coming to the ear. 14. That 

 one very prevalent motive with him in pro- 

 secuting this plan is, that he is of opinion 

 it may enable government to devise means 

 of supporting the vagrant poor. Lastly, he 

 has hinted that from this mode of cultiva- 

 tion, the real and intrinsic value of different 

 kinds of grain may be more accurately ascer- 



