t 2 ^7 1 

 g* The chanel through which the water 

 that turns the wheel, runs off, mark- 

 ed F in the large plan. 

 Each boat contains twelve boxes; two 

 men and a boy are employed in the unload- 

 ing, who are from twenty to forty-five mi- 

 nutes about each boat load ; this variation is 

 occafioned by caufes which will be explain- 



with lime, afhes, and different kinds of manures. 

 I think it deferves this attention - s and, that you 

 may be enabled to purfue the experiments, I 

 have left a quantity of thefe Howard potatoes 

 with Mr. John Wright, in St. Anne's Square, Man- 

 chejler, to be diftributed amongft thofe members 

 of our Society, who fhall pleafe to fend for them, 

 and have defired Mr. Wright to forward fome of 

 them to Belfield, 



I have forgot to hint, that I am of opinion, 

 that thefe Howard potatoes have not fo good a 

 tafte as our own kinds, and it is fuppofed their 

 great value will be as food for cattle. See the 

 Appendix to the 4th Numb, of De re Rujiica. 

 I am, dear Sir, with great refpeEl, 



Tour obliged, and mofi obedient feruant, ■ 



T. B. Bayley. 

 P. S. I am happy to tell you, that I have found 

 the new method of cultivating potatoes, by 

 allowing them more ground, hoeing, &c„ 

 has exceeded my greateit expectations. I 

 have had feveral roots of our common forts 

 that have produced upwards of 50/A. weight 

 each, and one very [mall feeclling potatoe 

 produced upwards of 40&. weight, and the 

 potatoes from it were all large, fome of them 

 weighing near a pound a-piece. 



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