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meafure to withfland the froils ; part of the 

 plants however fufFered, and the fucceeding 

 crops have felt the lofs, for the medium 

 produce ever fince has been three quarters 

 of a tun ; the drilled and broadcaft parts 

 feem equal. It is here to be obferved, that 

 though all the feed was in the ground fo 

 early as Augnji^ yet didnot that circumftance 

 totally fecure the plants againft the in- 

 clemency of winter ; in fuch very high and 

 cold places, it is certainly fafeft to fow in 

 April and May^ and I do not ^xidi^ that a 

 crop of corn fown with the grafs ieed is 

 of any material prejudice to it. Six acres 

 of the aforefild turnip land were likewife 

 fowed with lucerne, 1 2 pound to the acre ; 

 the feed was good, came up very thick, 

 but though the foil was in perfect order and 

 abfolutely free from weeds, though I have 

 fmce applied the Iheepfold and a little lime^ 

 viz. a chaldron to an acre, the plants which 

 ftill coatinue are weak and half ftarved, the 

 crop fcarce ever worth mowing. I am con- 

 vinced from full experience, that neither 

 turnips nor lucerne will ever cOme to per- 

 fedcion, unlefs the land be either naturally 

 in good heart, or refreflied with a copious 

 jTupply of manure. 



The year following I fowed half an acre 



of gopd land worth i6j-. per acre with 



lucerne, after Mr. i^£)r^^<f<?'s manner, 15 pound 



to the acre 5 the land was in good order, 



P 4 ^5^^^^ 



