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Another way, and perhaps a j after one* 

 as more comprehenfive, of flriking the me-* 

 dium, will be as follows : 



Product from fix and feven & ■#■ Ps 

 bufhels, 602 

 . four and a half 



and five ditto, 443 

 three and four 



ditto, -402 

 From this fcale there are fome circum- 

 ftances clearly demonftrated, and a few that 

 remain doubtful ; of the latter are the dis- 

 tinctions between fix and fcven y four and 

 a half and five, and three and four; the 

 ballance between thefe quantities is ex- 

 tremely fmall 1 indeed fo much, that when 

 feed is deducted, it will be very difficult 

 to fay which appears the belt. In the lafl 

 table alio the difference between the quan- 

 tities, from the fmalleft to five bufhels, 

 is fo flight, (feed deducted,) that they all 

 remain nearly upon a par. But, on the 

 other hand, the fuperiority of fix and {even 

 bufhels is fo great, that there is the greateft 

 reafon to think the other quantities are 

 not equal to thefe in advantage j at leaft, if 

 it is not fo, it mufl be attributed to caufes 

 that have nothing to do with the prefent 

 enquiry. 



Six or feven bufhels are fo large a quan- 

 tity* according to moft peoples ideas, and 



fo 



