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tained, by making a comparison with a few 

 plants of each kind set out at the same time, 

 than can be done when they are sown in 

 drills or broad-cast ; and when the most va- 

 luable kinds of wheat, oats, or barley, are dis- 

 covered, he states, that in a very short time 

 a sufficient quantity of that valuable kind 

 may be procured to supply the kingdom 

 with seed from a single grain of eaeli kind ; 

 for he calculates, that forty-seven thousand 

 grains of wheat may be procured by division, 

 in two years and three months. 



Upon these propositions the Society ob- 

 serves, " That although Mr. Bogle appears 

 to be too sanguine in his expectations of see- 

 ing his plan realized in general practice, it 

 certainly merits the attention of gentlemen 

 farmers. We wish them to make fair experi- 

 ments, and report their success. Every 

 grand improvement has been, and ever will 

 be, progressive. They must necessarily ori- 

 ginate with gentlemen: and thence the cir- 

 cle is extended over provinces and count lies. 

 At all events, Mr. Bogle is justly entitled to 

 the thanks of the Society, and of the public, 

 for the great attention he has paid to the 

 subject." 



