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feet high, and the ftones not wanted for thisv 

 threw down the river, fome of which were fo 

 large that it took flxteen bullocks to draw them. 

 Expenfe 30s. an acre, befides is. 6d. a perch 

 for the wall. Dug and burnt it, and fpread 

 the afhes, 2I. as. an acre ; it was before too- 

 rough and coarfe to plough. Then ploughed 

 it with bullocks, and fowed rape ; the crop* 

 middling, where the aihes were yellow, good, 

 where white, bad ; leeded the rape, and then 

 dug it, and limed it, 1 60 barrels an acre. Would 

 not ufe lime had not the hill been too fteep to- 

 lead gravel up; he had nineteen lime-kilns 

 burning at once. Upon this liming ploughed 

 for oats ; the crop tolerably good. A fecond 

 crop of oats, which were very fine, and then 

 let it run to grafs ; let it at 1 55. an acre. Ob- 

 ferved that the burning brought up a great 

 quantity of rulhes, which had not appeared 

 before. 



Experiment, No. 4. 



Another confiderable piece, where turf had 

 been cut, was manured, part with lime-ftone 

 fand, and part with mortar rubbifh, and another 

 with graulagh, or coralline fhelly fand ; the ex- 

 penfe each about il. 2s. od. an acre. Ploughed 

 it and burnt it, and fowed it with turnips : a 

 very noble crop. Drew the turnips, and fed 

 them in a pailure. The fpring following planted 

 it with potatoes without any other manure, 

 and the crop much the greater!: he ever faw in 

 his life; from one ftalk had 143 potatoes, then 

 took three crops of oats, which all proved ex- 

 ceedingly; 



