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pened to me, even when a precedent Crop has been 

 fmutty. 



The Reafon I take to be, that a Crop very early 

 planted is not fo apt to be fmutty ; and if it be not 

 planted early, the Grains that are fhed grow, and 

 are killed before, or at the time of planting the 

 next Crop. This faves a Crop following a fmutty 

 one (which is always occafioned by bad Seed, or bad 

 Ordering) 5 and when the former Crop was planted 

 with good Seed well ordered, the mattered Grains of 

 that may produce clean Wheat the Second Year ; 

 and 'tis very unlikely, that any Breed of thefe 

 Grains mould remain to grow in the Crop the 

 Third Year. 



CHAP. XI. 



Of Blight. 



WHEAT is blighted at Two Seafons ; Firft, 

 when in the BlorTom ; and then its Genera- 

 tion is prevented and many of the Hufks are empty 

 in the Ear, the Grains not being impregnated. 



Secondly, Wheat is blighted, when the Grains are 

 brought to the time of their Maturity, but are light, 

 and of little Value for making of Bread ; becaufe 

 they are not well filled with Flour. 



The Firft cannot happen in England by the Froft 

 becaufe the Winters do not fuffer it to grow fo 

 much, as to come into BlorTom before the Month 

 of June ; but they are long continual Rains that rot 

 or chill the Bloffoms, and prevent their Fertility. 

 Yet this is what feldom happens to any great De- 

 gree. Wheat that grows in open Fields has fome 

 Advantage from the Wind, that dulodges the Water 



fooner 



