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the Millers know better how to grind this Wheat. 

 Cone wheat Weftwards yields Six-pence a Bufhel more 

 than Lammas \ but towards London the contrary. 



The Reafons why a whole Field of Wheat doth 

 not produce a Crop equal in proportion to a Yard or 

 Perch cut, rubbed out, and weighed immediately 

 upon the Spot, may be, becaufe the Grain of the 

 Field lying to fweat in the Mow, lofes confiderably 

 of its Weight and Meafure. There is alfo fome loft 

 in the Field by Reapers, and by Leafers *, and fome 

 is by Threfhers thrown out of the Barn ; and fome 

 of them are found to have Contrivances to carry 

 home with them at Night, Part of the Wheat they 

 threfh in the Day. I fay nothing of thofe Thieves, 

 who in Harveft rob the Field in the Dark; tho' they 

 are not very uncommon. 



I miffed of making my propofed Experiment of 

 the fingle Row, after I had prepared for it by plow- 

 ing out one of the double in feveral Places for that 

 Purpofe *, but, in the Hurry of Harveft, they were 

 cut together with the reft, without making any Tri- 

 al; as mould have been made, if my Illnefs had not 

 prevented my Attendance in the Field at the time of 

 Reaping. 



The Practice and Inftruments that are left off for 

 better in their room, as the Quadruple and Treble 

 Rows, &c. are ftill ufeful to be (hewn, in order to 

 deter others from going into an inferior Method that 

 is now exploded •, for fome might think it an Im- 

 provement of the double Rows, &c. by their own 

 Invention, if they fhould not know it had been al~ 

 ready tried, 



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