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The expencc of planting was 3/. or gsi, 

 per acre. 



Mr. Penny makes it a rule in the feed- 

 ing his ground, always to change the foil, 

 but not the feed : That is, upon clay to 

 fow wheat that was raifed upon fand, gra- 

 vel, or light loam ; and the contrary. Dif- 

 tance he reckons nothing ; but his experi- 

 ments on this point are not decifive, as all 

 his own wheat feed comes from the Vale 

 of White Horfey Berkfiire. 



His preparation of the feed is, to fteep it 

 in a brine firft made ftrong enough to bear 

 an Qggy and then with half as much more 

 fait added : In this he fteeps it two hours. 

 He finds it a remedy for the fmut; as the 

 flrength of the brine throws up the un- 

 found corn, fuch being always the lighteft. 

 He diftinguiflies the burnt grain and th$ 

 fmutty by this ; the burnt is as long as the 

 common grain, and black; the fmut is 

 black alfo, but perfedly globular, and puffs 

 like a puff ball. After the fteeping he 

 dries it with lime. 



He has more than once fown the Skim- 

 mings of the fteeping quite fmutty, and 

 had perfcdly found grain in return : This 

 ke attributes to the flrength of the brine. 



His 



