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Or, at an average of these crops, ISO stone per acre, 22 lb. 

 avoirdupois, per stone, in all, 2860 Ibs. or 1 ton, 5 cwt. 2 

 quarters, and 4 Ibs. 



Mr Dudgeon of Prora calculates, that an English acre of 

 good land, under proper management, will produce four 

 carts of straw in the corn, and that the straw separately 

 may weigh, per cart, 35 stones tron, or 140 stones in all, or 

 1 ton, 7 a cwt. per acre. This estimate, however, is only 

 applicable to the more improved districts. 



On the whole, therefore, it may be safely estimated, 

 that on an average of years, well-cultivated and fertile 

 soils, when the crop is carefully cut down, will annually 

 produce, on the average of the crops above mentioned, 

 and taking the average of the kingdom, 1 ton, 5 cwt. per 

 English acre. 



Rye is rarely cultivated in Scotland, but when that sort 

 of crop is grown, the produce of straw is very great. 

 Mr Brown of Markle informs me, that a few years ago, 

 he had 3 Scotch acres of soft loam, under a crop of rye, 

 the straw of which was of great length, and weighed fully 

 250 stones tron, of 22 Ib. avoirdupois, each. This was 

 ascertained at Haddington, when it was delivered to the 

 contractor for the barracks, at 9 d. per stone. Reducing 

 the above quantity into English weight and measure, the 

 produce was nearly two tons per English acre. 



2. 



On the Value, of the different Kinds of Straw. 



The intrinsic value of straw must vary materially, ac- 

 cording to its feeding properties, the quantity of manure 



