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of drilling wheat, they applied it to drilling barley 

 and oats. It removed at once the main objection to 

 this part of the system, and has been pursued with 

 at success by the best farmers on the strong 

 lauds of Suffolk. 



Turnips fed laic will in some season an ex- 



ception, and render one ploughing necessary. 



The main objection to drilling being by this cir- 

 cumstance clone away, there remains no reason for 

 any farmer, on a soil where the drill machine can 

 freely move, rejecting the husbandry ; and he cer- 

 tainly ought to apply it in such cases as it is better 

 adapted to, than dibbling, which, however, never 

 made any progress for barley. 



Upon soils of such tenacity as deny effect to hollow 

 drains, the system of drilling must be different; such 

 soils must be laid on round high arched ridges, and to 

 drill these to advantage will demand a machine made 

 for the purpose. 



RIDGES, STITCHES, OR LANDS FOR DRILLING. 



Drilling, if performed on ridges; demands those of 

 various breadths, according to the system intended to 

 be pursued. Some farmers prefer such as admit but 

 one stroke or movement of the drill machine ; others 

 prefer a bout, or two movements. Suppose the ma- 

 chine sows six rows at one foot ; that one foot be al- 

 lowed for the ridge-furrow ; and that one movement 

 is preferred : in this case, the ridge must be six feet 

 wide, always measuring from centre to centre of the 

 furrows ; but if eighteen inches be allowed for the fur- 

 rows, which will make better work, then the ridges 

 must be six feet six inches. Two movements of the 



machine 



