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new and ftrong (hoots after the frofts are over, 

 as has been frequently obferved, and produce 

 a good crop; whereas, if the wheat has but 

 few and weak roots, it is -liable to be totally 

 deftroyed by great frofts. In the long and 

 fevere froft in the year 1740, much cf the 

 wheat above ground was killed ; and many 

 farmers, thinking their wheat was wholly de- 

 ftroyed, ploughed it up, and fowed the land 

 with fpring corn ; but others, finding upon ex- 

 amination that the roots of the wheat was 

 alive, fuffered it to remain, and it (hot up 

 again, and in many places produced great 

 crops. 



A remarkable inftance of this is mentioned 

 by Mr. Tull, p. 262. " It happened once, 

 " fays he, that my white cone being planted 

 *' early, and being very high, the blade and 

 " ftalk were killed in the winter ; yet it grew 

 " high again in the fpring, and had the lame 

 " fortune a fecond time ; it lay on the ridges 

 " like ftraw, but fprung out anew from the 

 " root, and made a very good crop at harveft ; 

 " therefore, if the like accident mould happen, 

 " the owner need not be frighted at it." 



Lammas wheat is as hardy as cone, if the 

 ground is dry ; and it does not often happen 

 to be hurt by the cold in winter ; and, if the 

 danger was greater than it is, there are fuch 

 advantages in fowing early, that the farmer 

 fhould not negled it when the feafon is fa- 

 vourable. 



If 



