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and one potatoes, in order to deftroy the weeds, 

 which by neglect greatly abounded ; but the 

 feafon continued fo long rainy, that the lentils 

 fprouted, and the crop became mouldv when 

 houied, and was of little value ; and the acre 

 of potatoes was alfo an inferior crop ; thefe 

 deficiencies were not, however, owing to the 

 New Hufbandry, but to an uncommon bad 

 feafon. 



1. s. d. 



The lofs is reckoned at 480 



Yet including this lofs, there re-1 



j I c e f 20 4. O 



mained a clear profit or J 



The profit from thefe feven acres") , 



. r . f oC Q o 



in nine years was J J y 



which is an advantage of more than 28!. over 

 the Old Husbandry : and * it is very pro- 

 '* bable," fays Sir Dighy, " {hat when the 

 " prefent wheat crop, now growing, and in 

 ** a flou riming condition, (hall be added to 

 the account, the excellence ot the Horfe- 

 *' hoeing Huibandry will be more evident. 



'* That part where the potatoes grew makes 

 " the beft appearance at prelcnt ; and there 

 " fore I can particularly recommend this 

 " plant, as an excellent preparative for wheat. 

 " Of the other exclulivc benefits attending 



o 



" the potatoe culture, I can gtve the follow- 

 " ing inftance. October 31 it, 1765, an acre 

 *'. ot potatoes, planted in a rich dry io.l, pio- 



** duced 



