.1.88 Mr. Coggan on the 



of blight during the time of its growing; but the violent storm in July beat it all 

 down flat, and it suffered very much from that circumstance, I am convinced. 



The wheat sown upon the five acres of arable land is of a fine colour, and of an 

 excellent quality; except that it partakes of a little smut. This wheat recovered 

 itself after the storm in July : it weighs fifty-nine pounds and an half per bushel of 

 eight gallons, and seventeen pounds ten shillings per load was offered for it at mar- 

 ket on Friday last. 



I cannot tell the name of the seed wheat ; the greater part of it was procured for 

 me, as spring wheat, at Rye in Sussex. It is a bearded wheat ; but as I send samples 

 of it in the straw, as well as samples of it in corn, the Board will be best able to 

 determine what the wheat is. 



I beg leave to caution the Board against an idea that prevails, that any wheat 

 sown as late as February is entided to the appellation of spring wheat. Indeed it 

 would (if I may be allowed to make the observation), have been better had the 

 advertisement stated, that no wheat would be considered as spring wheat that was 

 sown sooner than the middle of March. 



All my spring wheat came up in a few days after it was sown, was regular, and 

 wonderfully quick growing, being as forward at the harvest as the autumn sown 

 wheat. The red gum attacked my autumn wheat, but did not affect the spring 

 ■wheat in the adjoining field; in fact, it might be considered as the same field, being 

 only separated by a ditch and a new quick hedge only ten inches high. 



My experiments, it will appear, have been made under great disadvantage, only 

 five acres of it being properly arable, and that in an exhausted state; the remainder 

 all a furze common, without manure, and which had not been broken up beyond 

 the memory of man. 



Some years ago I tried a single acre of spring wheat in this parish, sown as late 

 as the 4th day of May. The season was wet, the land in a high state of cultivation, 

 but sandy; it produced five quarters per acre, was of fine quality, and fetched a 

 good price. And had not my land laid in small parcels, it was my intention at 

 that time to have made further trial to a great extent ; but I could not carry 

 u into practice but at the prejudice of other persons' crops, the land laying at 

 tenantry. 



If time can be allowed me, I shall furnish the Board with every particular as to 

 produce of flour, &c, I am threshing with a mill, and suppose ten days or a fort- 



