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This is an important experiment, and 

 proves fufficiently clear, that, on fuch land, 

 the old hufbandry is much fuperior to this 

 mode of drilling. 



1760. 



This year fix acres of a flrong loam, in- 

 clining to clay, were fummer-fallowed by 

 five common ploughings and one acrofs. 

 Otlober 3d, it was drilled in beds, three 

 rov7S, nine inches afunder, with intervals 

 of three feet. Upon one part, only two 

 rows upon each bed; finiflied drilling* 

 OBober 7th. 



OBober 2 2d, the wheat comes up, and 

 looks well : Weather very feafonable with- 

 out frofts. A mild winter with little froft 

 or fnow. 



ikf^;T/6 29th, 30th, 31ft, horfe-hoed for 

 the firft time, and looks well. 



May 1 2th, a fecond time,the ground in good 

 order but very dry, the wheat rather thin : 

 The 14th hnifhed. Hand-weeded after it. 



Memorandum. The high winds, and a 

 pack of foxhounds, prevented more horfe- 

 hoeings. Aiigujl 29th, the corn got in; 

 the crop nine bufhels two pecks per acre. 

 1761. 



The fame fix acres were this year fown 

 again in the fame manner, and horfe-hoed 

 thoroughly: The product eight buHicls 

 three pecks per acre, which weighed 7 1 lb. 

 per bufhel. 



2 1762. 



