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" chicked," but before they appear above- 

 ground, turns over the foil a full pitch : and 

 he is faid to find his account in this Angular 

 management. 



Two things are, undoubtedly, obtained by 

 this pra(5tice : weeds of every fort are either 

 totally deftroyed, or fufficiently checked to 

 give the corn an opportunity of gaining full 

 pofleflion of the foil ; which, by this opera- 

 tion, if performed in proper feafon, acquires 

 a degree of porofity, giving a degree of free- 

 dom to the rootlings of the young plants, 

 which, perhaps, no other procefs could give. 



The opennefs and freedom communicated 

 by this operation, feems to be fingularly well 

 adapted to the infant plants of barley; 

 which, it is highly probable, might frequently 

 receive benefit from this extraordinary opera- 

 tion. 



The HARVEST-PROCESS, — BARN-MANAGE- 

 MENT, &c. of oats, are fimilar to thofe of 

 barley; 



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