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his correfpondents were not fully matters of 

 the New Hufbandry : as they were acquainted 

 only with the firft part of Mr. Tull's work ; 

 but had not feen the latter parts that he pub- 

 limed afterwards, containing feveral improve- 

 ments of importance, that he made in the 

 courfe of his practice ; yet were they fo fen- 

 lible of the advantages of his Hufbandry, and 

 fo much furprifed at the effeOs of hoeing and 

 good tillage, that many focieties have, in con- 

 lequence thereof, been eftablifhed in France, 

 for the encouragement of agriculture ; and 

 thefe gentlemen have particularly recommended 

 the New Hufbandry, which had fucceeded 

 with them much beyond their expectation, 

 which they have very fully acknowledged. 



The great advantage of this culture has 

 been experienced, not only in Britain, Ireland, 

 France, and Italy, but has been introduced 

 likewife into America, whereof we have an 

 inftance from the ingenious Dr. Elliot of New 

 England, in the culture of maize, there called 

 Indian corn, which he relates as follows : 



* The land," fays he, " being previoufly 

 * c prepared, and the corn come up, we plough 

 " a furrow off from the corn on each fide, 

 " and the next time plough up to the corn ; 

 * fo that this tillage is nearly the fame as is 

 * propofed for wheat, or whatever we would 

 " plant: only, by the way, I would ob- 

 * ferve, that the ploughing between the 

 * rows of Indian corn is fo (hallow, that 



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