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for three succeeding years, and never discovered any 

 difference in the growth at all. I had some red hills'^ 

 adjoining my meadow, sowed with red-clover, of which 

 I plaistered a part ; and had as visible an effect from it, 

 as ever I had on any ground whatever." 



Another correspondent of Mr. N's, who is a friend to 

 rolling the seed, of wheat, or other grain, in plaister, 

 previously to sowing ; states, that, ** top dressings of 

 plaister, he found not only of no service to winter 

 grain, but he had suffered by the plant being retarded 

 in its ripening the seed (though it was very green, and 

 looked flourishing) so as to be caught by the mildew." 

 The effect seems to be similar to that produced by 

 lime ; whatever be the cause. Possibly the mildew oc- 

 curred from other causes. I never new the plaister in- 

 jurious to any crop. I lost a crop by plaistered clover^ 

 choaking the wheat. 



I cannot close the well intentioned, however inade- 

 quate, eflbrts I have made, to establish the reputation, 

 and shew the extensive advantages derived to agricul- 

 ture, by the use of the subject of the foregoing sheets; 

 without cordially expressing my best thanks, to those 

 who have assisted my endeavours. 



To Mr. Noland and his correspondents, I am pecu- 

 liarly indebted ; as they are among the few who have 

 complied with my requests, to communicate recent 

 facts, relating to that part of our husbandry, in which 



* Red hillsy are light j sandy, or gravelly. 



