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fo abfolutely contrary to all the prefcrip- 

 tions and opinions of the writers of hus- 

 bandry, that many, upon the very men- 

 tion, would directly conclude the crops 

 trifling, and not to be compared with 

 others raifed from lefs feed : But all t)iis 

 is very contrary to the fact ; whatever rea- 

 foning may be ufed to anfwer thefe aver- 

 ages, frill the refult, in whatever manner 

 gained, will give to the larger quantity of 

 feed the larger produce, and that in a confi- 

 derable degree ; fo that the modern ideas of 

 fmall quantities of feed are not univerfally 

 to be adopted. Experiments fhould be 

 tried on all forts of foils, and in every fitua- 

 tion, on fmall pieces of land (that the fimi- 

 Jarity of foil may be certain) to decide this 

 important point; but until we fee fome- 

 thing decifive, we mull: be content with 

 fuch authorities as are to be gained from 

 common practice. 



Pease. 

 From t r jao btifheh and under. 



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