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ears of a full fize, according to the room given for the roo! 

 to fpread ; this (hews the true policy of putting a proper 

 number of grains into each hole, two, three, or, at mod, four, 

 is very fuflicient to produce a full crop — more would ftarve 

 the caufe, by eating one another out ; four dropped in a hole 

 of an inch diameter, (which is generally the fize of a fetting- 

 fiick) would have an outfide to give them liberty 'to feed 

 round, and the ear, being the produce of the flower, as be- 

 fore obferved, would be ftrong, and the ftraw flout to fup- 

 port it, whereas, fhould five, fix, feven, or more, be dropped 

 in the fame hole, (and which is too often the cafe) they would 

 draw each other up to be weak and dwindling, the infide 

 plants would fuller both for the want of food and air. 



I have feen fo many experiments of the fort tried, that I 

 Urn confident none can equal the method of fetting corn 

 at a proper diftance, as before defcribed, in order to produce 

 a full crop. 



Another great benefit that arifes from the corn being fet 

 at an equal diftance from each other is, that it can be quickly 

 hoed, an operation verv neceffary to kill the weeds, lighten 

 the ground, and give vigour to the plants, and is a bufinefs 

 that may be performed by women, boys, or girls, as the 

 fpace between root and root is not to feck, being at a regular 

 diltance. 



When my work made its appearance fiifl among the Nor- 

 folk farmers, (which are fomc of the belt in the kingdom) it 

 was looked noon as a fooiifh chimerical fcheme, and not like- 

 ly to anfwer the purpofe. within any re.ifonable degree of 

 expence, except it could be performed by a machine, iuch as 

 ipike- rollers, &c. and, indeed, though I was well convinced- 

 of its utility, by the eye of reafon, yet I was rather doubtful, 

 that if it failed, this is the rock it would fplit upon; however,- 

 experience foon proved the reverfe. 



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