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 bufhels and an half (but propofes to try a 

 fmaller quantity) and reaps from four to 

 feven quarters ; got this year fix qu?-rters. 

 In 1767, three acres in a nine-acred field 

 was ploughed between Chriftmas and Can- 

 dlemas. The 25 th of March ploughed two 

 acres of ditto again ; the other fix ploughed 

 only at fowing — the whole together. The 

 two acres produced feven bufhels and an 

 half per acre, more than the reft. The one 

 acre was fooncr ripe ; not quite fo good, but 

 very full of weeds ; the f x acres the worft. 



Turnips he cultivates in but fmall cjuan- 

 titieo ; but for thofe he fows he makes the 

 land perfectly fine, by ploughing four, five, 

 or fix times, asthefeafon requires. He hand- 

 hoes them twice, and hand-weeds them 

 thrice more or lefs, but fo as to keep them 

 perfectly clean ; by this management, the 

 average value of his crops is 4 /. 



On experience he is much inclined to pre- 

 fer drilling this crop : the expcnce of hand- 

 hoeing is great, not lefs than ioj". per 

 acre: Now the expence of cleaning in the 

 drill method is not a fixth of that, and the 

 turnips have proved larger and better. 



Pvape he always fows on breaking up old 

 pafturcs over-run with rubbifli ; pared anc| 

 burned, and fown on one ploughing. Some- 

 times he feeds it, but does not then take 

 a crop : v\rhen it flands for feed he gets at 

 an average 40 buDiels. Wheat fucceeds it. 

 2 Winter 



