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Account of the produce oj* wheat and rye, during 16 years 

 in Lower Merion township, Philadelphia county, and 

 times ofharvestijig, ^c. By Algernon Roberts » 



Read April 14th, 1807. 



Wheat, 24 sheaves to a bushel. 

 Rye, 19 sheaves to a bushel. 

 Average of Rye, 13 bushels per acre. 



The foregoing table exhibits an account of the quan- 

 tity of wheat sown for sixteen years, the times of sow- 

 ing and harvesting, together with the quantity raised. 

 The quantity sown per acre, was one bushel. Preced- 

 ing the year 1794>. the wheat was sown on indian com 

 ground : but in that year, on a clear fallow, and the sue - 



