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the field, it would be of great life, as the feet 

 of the fheep would tread the earth into the holes 

 where the feed is depofited, and prevent the 

 water from lodging in them. After the fheep 

 are removed from the field; bufh-harrow again. 



SECTION XXII. 



Ufe and Advantage of Drilling Wheat. 



DRILLING of wheat is a great faving of 

 grain. No one can doubt of this affertion 

 being a fact; as by it the feed may be put in- 

 to the ground in a regular manner, either as 

 to depth or diftance. It may likewife be made 

 ufe of for all other kinds of grain: and I think 

 the faving of feed would be at lead one third. 

 As to fcarifying afterwards, that feems of little 

 ufe except in land that is apt to bake and 

 crack — See Section VII. 



There cannot be a doubt but all corn ought 

 to be depofited a certain depth in the ground, 

 and at certain diftances : therefore, to do that, 

 the land mufl be firft pulverized and made 

 ready to receive its crop ; and then the corn 



put 



