NEW HUSBANDRY EXEMPLIFIED. I? 



" fown in the broad- caft manner, and took two 

 " bufhels one peck of feed. All the land was as 

 near as poflible of equal goodnefs, of a light 

 ' and dry nature; viz. a good hazle loam, 

 " worth fifteen (hillings per acre. This field had 

 ' borne a good crop of oats, viz. fix quarters pet* 

 " acre, the preceding year, on once ploughing. 



" N. B. It had been twenty years in grafs. 



' Two ploughings had been performed fince 

 " the oat crop, viz. one in the autumn, and 

 " the other in the fpring. The horfe-hoed part 

 " had three hoeings given at proper times, and 

 " was once hand-hoed. The one acre drilled 

 " level could not be hand-hoed, becaufe fain- 

 " foin had been fown in the partitions, betwixt 

 *' the rows of corn; and it is to be oblerved, the 

 " Want of this hand-hoeing deprived the barley 

 " of a very material advantage. The acre ibwn 

 *' broad-cad was alfo laid down with fainfoin, 

 * 4 and was not weeded. 



'* The horfe-hoed corn, as well as the level- 

 ** drilled, and broad-caft, were cut on the i8th 

 " of September, and produced, 



qrs. bufii. p. 

 *' The two acres and a half horfe-1 



" hoed, when threfhed, J 5 



" The produce of one acre drilled! 



" in equally-diftant rows, J 

 And of the one acre fown \ 



" broad-caft, J 



The 



