1^6 THE PRACTICE OF THE 



44 The horfe-hoed crop may be efteemed a 

 " great one, as it produced four quarters and 

 44 three bufhels to an acre. The corn was alfo 

 4t fuperior in fize and goodnefs to the other; 

 44 and was fold immediately for one pound five 

 " millings per quarter ; fome ears contained 

 44 thirty-eight grains. This crop fuffered a 

 *' diminution from fome horles breaking into 

 ' the field, and eating leveral rows, juft at the 

 41 time of its getting into ear. But as the two 

 44 other acres of experiment were injured by the 

 44 corn being lodged, in fome places, by ftorma 

 *' of wind and rain, thefe accidents might 

 44 nearly balance each other. 



" On the 4th of May 1765, the two acres 



44 and a half, juft mentioned to have been horfe- 



" hoed the preceding year, were again drilled 



" with barley, after two ploughings, to form 



" the ridges, and took two bufhels one peck 



" of feed. Thefe were horfe-hoed, and hand- 



44 hoed; and, in fhort, managed in every refpect 



44 as in the former year. This. crop was reaped 



44 on the i ^th of September, and threlhed the 



44 22d of October. The produce was ten quar- 



44 ters of fine and clear corn, fold at one pound 



44 two millings and fix-pence per quarter. The 



*' adjoining land, where the laft years experi- 



44 ments .were made, could not be fown this 



44 year with corn, by reafon of its being occu- 



" pied by a crop of fainfoin; which now looks 



" very promifing. But I obferve, that this year 



44 my. crops of barley in general do not produce 



cj " more 



