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ground they are lefs liable to fcatter the feed 

 to one fide of the furrow; for, if the wind 

 blows, it is apt to mifs the part intended. A 

 boy or girl will fow an acre for 6d. ; and if the 

 ploughman be attentive, they may be made to 

 do it in a very regular manner. It is eafy to 

 afcertain the proper quantity for one furrow. 

 Knowing the length of the lands and the width 

 of the furrow intended to be ploughed, you 

 may calculate the number of furrows in each 

 acre. Then dividing by the number of fur- 

 rows the quantity of wheat intended for each 

 acre, the quotient will be the exact quantity for 

 each furrow. There is a drill for this fort of 

 fowing, but I have not feen it acl. There is 

 only one thing I diflike in this method, viz. 

 the danger of the ploughman's covering the 

 wheat too deep; which is a very great fault. 

 For the wheat either rots in the land and never 

 gets up, or is liable to canker during the winter, 

 in the fame manner as you will fee celery in a 

 garden. The wire-worm often bears the blame. 

 I have very minucely examined thofe plants 

 that are eaten in two : and in the winter 1 have 

 very feldom found the worm $ but very fre- 

 quently 



