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maltfter by art again to revive it, perhaps on 

 the fame day — a defireable acquifition in mak- 

 ing malt to perfection ; for if one grain begins 

 to vegetate before another, part will be ready 

 for the kiln before the reft; and when the 

 maJtfter hopes to have the whole in a proper 

 ftate for drying, thofe grains which had firft 

 vegetated would be acre-fpired, and the fac- 

 channe quality be reduced at lead one fifth — 

 a lofs which would be heavily felt by the 

 brewer. 



In peas — a great advantage arifes from cut- 

 ting early. The draw, being full of leaf, makes 

 excellent fodder; and, if there be wet weather, 

 it does not occafion the pods to open fo foon. 

 I do not approve of (hearing peas, or tying 

 them up; a mode chiefly made ufe of in Scot- 

 land. By drilling with manure, the draw will 

 be very long, and of courfe require a different 

 method of reaping. My peas were from ten 

 to twelve feet long, laft year, podded from top 

 to bottom, and yielded fortv bufhels per acre: 

 a very great produce, as they were of the Haft- 

 .ings kind, which are very fmall. They were 

 reaped with fickles, ripping them up for a few 

 feet, then pulling them from the (landing ones, 



laying 



