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cViftance, according to the judgement of the 

 farmer. If the quantity of land be given, 

 and the number of fets be indefinite, twelve 

 inches may be a fufftcient ciiftance ; but if, 

 as is generally the cafe here, the quantity of 

 land be greater in proportion than the num- 

 ber of lets, the farther they are planted 

 afunder, the greater will be the produce in 

 proportion to the plants. 



While one party arc planting, another are 

 carrying on the dung, in fcuttles ; either 

 feathering it regularly along the drills, or ap, 

 plying it partially to the plants ; covering 

 each let with its due portion of manure. This 

 may appear to be a tedious bufmefs ; it cer- 

 tainly is a dirty one : but not fo tedious as 

 inexperience may fugged. If the loads be 

 broken into three or four heaps, and thefe be 

 distributed conveniently, . five or fix women 

 will plant and cover an acre a day in this 

 manner. 



The plow clofes the bufmefs of planting : 

 the ridges are either returned upon the plants 

 and dung, with a common plow, or are fplic 

 i/iih a double-rnould-board plow ; in either 



