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and fo plant a Thoufand Trees in the Room proper 

 for one. The Antients direct the Planting of Seven- 

 teen Cytifus Plants in a Perch of Ground ; and I do 

 not believe, that ever thofe Seventeen could yield a 

 Crop equal to Two hundred Twenty-four Luferne- 

 plants ; for as many Ounces of Hay as each of thefe 

 yields, fo many Ton of Hay will one Crop of an 

 Acre produce: Thus by weighing the Product of one 

 Plant (fuppcfing them all equal) the Quantity of the 

 Crop may be determin'd, and prov'd greater than 

 Fancy from their Number reprefents. 



April 14. One fingle unho'd Plant of 

 Lufernc had Thirty-one Stalks, which, by V 23 o 

 Silver- Money, weigh'd green — J 



24. The fame dried to Hay, weigh'd 6 6 



14. The Stalks of one fingle ho'd Lu-7 r 

 feme-plant green, weigh'd — j 



24. The fame dry'd — 14 



14. Eighteen Inches in Length of £ 

 Row, being five indifferent Plants, weigh'c 

 green one Pound and an half Avoirdupois 



24. Dry'd to Hay, it weigh'd - — 28 6 



25. One Foot of an ho'd Row, being' 

 One hundred and Sixty-Stalks of two 

 feme Plants of Six or Seven Years 

 weigh'd Two Pound green 



But the fame dry'd, to the 9th of May, 1 r 



weigh'd no more than — — 3 



Which laft is about Three Tons to an Acre. 



This I am certain of, that the lead competent 

 Number of Plants will bring the greateft Number of 

 Crops : fmce I fee the Stalks of a fingle ho'd Plant 

 grow higher in Fifteen Days, than one amongft near 

 Neighbours does in Thirty Days. 



The greateft Difference between the Culture of this 

 and St. Foin is, that Luferne Rows mould be more 

 grown, before the Plants be made fingle in them by 

 the Hand-hoe, left the Fly fnould deftroy fome 



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