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whether the cultivation of burnet will 

 prove beneficial to the farmer, and confe- 

 quently to the whole nation ? I trouble you 

 with a few particulars on the fubjeet. — In 

 the beginning of Augujl 1764, I fowcd 

 four acres of poor wet ground with feed 

 bought of Mr. Rocqueo£Wa!ha?n Green, after 

 the rate of twelve pounds per acre. It came 

 up very thick in about ten or twelve days : 

 But the fly beginning to take it, I imme- 

 diately fent for a load of foot, and ftrewed 

 over it, about twenty-five bufhels per acre : 

 This prevented its receiving further da- 

 mage. It grew and flourifhed more than 

 could be expected through the whole 

 winter, which was uncommonly wet. I 

 fufrercd no cattle of any fort to be turned 

 upon it, leaft it mould receive damage by 

 being poached. My cows once broke into 

 it, and I have reafon to believe it was a 

 dainty repaft to them ; as they feemed to 

 be very dcfirous of getting in again. By 

 the twelfth of May, it was full headed, and 

 fit to cut for hay: Some gentlemen (whom 

 curioiity had led to fee it) as well as my 

 and fervants, judged it would turn out 

 loads of hay (dry in the winter) per acre. It 

 was allowed to be by far the greatefl bur- 

 then that was known to grow upon the 

 land : In fhort, it was the only go 



ever known on it. However, I cl 



rather to let it ftand for iced ; mowed it 

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