300 



THE PRACTICE OF THB 



1767. The fccond year it was drilled ; 

 in double rows and five ket 

 ridges, with 5ft. and 2lb. of 

 red lammas wheat, the i6th. 

 of October, 176% and culti- 

 vated exaclly in the fame 

 manner as the firft crop; 

 weeding coft 8d. reaping 35. 

 threfhing 8d. per bar. and the 

 whole expence was, 



Auguft 20. The crop was reaped 

 and produced, 



Wheat 5 bar. 1 2 ft. 

 ylb. at 25$. 



Straw 29cwt. 2qrs. 

 27 Ib. at c;d. 



Profit the fecond year. 



1768. The third year. The culture" 

 was the fame as the two pre- 

 ceding years, and coft 75. j| 

 It was drilled the 1 8th of Oc 

 tober, 1767, With 5ft. and 

 alb. of feed, at 255. per bar. 

 coft 55. i^d. Reaping, 27 

 Auguft, coft 35. 6d. and 

 threfhing, 25. o|d at 8d. per 

 ftone ; the total expence, 



Produced, Wheat \ 

 3 bar. i ft at2?s. J 



Straw, i6cwt. and ? 1 

 at gd. ] 



3 l6 3 



o 12 



2 II 



1*2 



II 



4 8 



Profit the third year, 



The annual decreafe of the crops, deter- 

 mined Mr. Baker to g ; ve up the Ichtme of 

 fucctffive crops of wheat, drilled upon five- 

 feet ridge- s ; and he fupj>oies, that by drilling 

 a double row upon fix- feet ridge s, fome ot the 



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