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which it is an admirable preparation 5 as 

 not only feparating the rpots of weeds, but 

 breaking the foil, and rendering it the 

 more obedient to the harrow. As a prepa- 

 ration for Wheat, to be fown under fimiiar 

 circumftances, the operation feeips to be 

 equally eligible. 



VII. MANURES. The fame manures, 

 ^d the fame management of them, are 

 common to the South Hams, and to Weft 

 Devonfhire. The ufe of sea sand is faft 

 declining. Lime is in full repute, and is 

 managed, I believe, without deviation, 

 agreeably to the method which has been 

 defcribed. And beat burning, though 

 prohibited by fome, is flill in high efti, 

 mation. 



VIII. WHEAT. A NEW variety of 

 Wheat has lately been raifed in this Dif- 

 tri<^, and is likely to become a favorite 

 fort*. This improvement^ having been 



made 



* For an accurate method of raising varieties of 

 Wheat or other gram, fee York. Econ. Vol.11. P. 4* 



