314 ■^'■- W'Uiam Pitt on the Production and 



The wheat was sown by the woman upon the following plan; in autumn, when 

 the potatoes were fit to get up, she daily in the morning marked out the work of 

 one day, upon the potatoe ground, from which she first cleared off the potatoe tops 

 and haulm, this served to litter the pig and make manure, she then sowed that spot 

 with wheat, and proceeding to get up the potatoes ; the seed wheat was properly 

 covered by that operation, and the wheat crop succeeded equally well or better 

 thus than in any other way ; they had formerly had it sown by the neighbouring 

 farmers, but being frequently disappointed, had adopted this method, which had 

 completely succeeded ; and as the proper time of sowing wheat agrees exactly with 

 that of getting up potatoes, namely the whole month of October, or any time then 

 about the two operations are well combined in one ; in this system an acre 

 of land produces annually 15 bushel of wheat of 60 lb. each, 900 lbs. consequently 

 of bread - - _ - - — _ 900 lbs. 



And potatoes 140 bushel besides seed for next year, at 80 lb. to the 

 bushel - - _ _ _ 11,200 



This produce of wheat is more than the average, but may be obtained upon-land 

 well managed and kept clean from weeds, which in this case might be done by the 

 wife and children; a clean crop of potatoes, is one of the best preparations for 

 ■wheat. 



An hog at one year old may grow to the weight of 300 lbs. and be supported to 

 that weight from the above produce, and to spare : suppose his average allowance 

 the first three quarters of a year to be one peck of potatoes per day, besides refuse 

 of wash and garden vegetables. 



Suppose 270 days at 20 lb, per day of potatoes - 5^00 lbs, 



90 days when fatting at 40 lb. per day - 3600 



9000 



During the time of fatting, the potatoes should be boiled and mashed with the 

 bran of the wheat reserved for that purpose, and 2 20olb. weight of the potatoes 

 remain for the family use, and from this instance some data may be collected for 

 estimating the quantity of land necessary for supporting mankind by the cultivation 

 of wheat, potatoes, and hogs ; if 9,000 lb. weight of potatoes, give 3001b. weight 

 of pork or bacon, then 301b. of potatoes will give 1 lb. of pork or bacon, and an 

 acres of potatoes of 280 bushels more than the seed, 80 lb, to die bushel, which is 



