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of it, mould not be fufP.cient to fecure the Roots from the Injuries 

 that may happen to them by being expofed either to Froit cr 

 Drouoht on both Sides of the Row at the fame time. 



In the Field, when the Ridges are all of an equal Ereadth, the 

 belt Way is to plant Two of the fmgle Rows at once, by fetting 

 the Two Beams of the Drill at the fame Diltance afunder, as each. 

 of the Ridges is broad ; and the Beaft that draws it mult, go in 

 the Middle of the Interval, planting a Row on each Side of it; 

 but if the Ridges are very unequal, the Beaft (a little Korfe is 

 bell) that draws the Drill muft go on the Top of a Ridge, plant- 

 ing one Row thereon ; and the Drill for this Purpofe is the fame 

 as the Turnep-driil, except that the Beam-fhare, Seed- box, and 

 Spindle, are the fame as thofe of the Wheat-drill ; and 'tis but 

 to take off from the Wheat-drill .one of its Beams, and place it 

 in the room of the Beam of the Turnep-drili, and placing the 

 Crofs-piece of the Turnep-beam (fee Plate 5.) on this Beam, and 

 alio a ihort Wheat hopper to be drawn by the Turnep-ilandards, 

 fetting the Wheels near enough together ; /. e. as near as the 

 Wheels of the Wheat- drill are, I mean thofe which plant Two 

 Rows. 



Two Gallons of Smyrna Wheat I judge will be Seed fufficient 

 for an Acre, efpecially if planted early. 



Planting one Row upon a Ridge, I think is the mod advan- 

 tageous Method of all ; but, not being able to get any Smyrna 

 Wheat (tho' I have been often promifed it), I have made no Trial 

 of it; and I do not believe the Plants of any other Sort of Wheat 

 are large enough for fuch fingle Rows. 



Lam not quite a Stranger to this Wheat ; for I have feen the 

 Producl of it, both in the Garden, and in the Field, above Forty 

 Years ago. 



I am now making Trials, in order to know how much aiingle 

 Row of White cone Wheat will exceed half a double one : For 

 this Purpofe, I caufe one Row of the double, with the Partition, 

 to be dug out with a Spade, in Part of every Field, Two or 

 Three Yards in a Place : Thefe I intend mail be hoed as the double 

 Rows are; and where the Hoe-plough doth not reach, the Spade 

 fhall fupply its Ufe. 



I do not expect this fingle Row will equal the double Row ; 

 but I am in no doubt but that it will produce more Grain than 

 half a double Row. 



I cannot tell whether the Sort of Cone-wheat that fends out 

 little Branches on each Side of the Ear, might not fuccecd tole- 

 rably well in fmuk. Rows ; for its Ear is, when well nourifhecf, 

 larger than the Ear of the White-cone ; tho' not near fo large as 

 that of the Smyrna. 



Another Experiment I propofe to be made as a Trial for the 

 Satisfaction of fuch feepdeal Gentlemen who may doubt the 



Truth 



