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and rain : but the thicker the crop, the more 

 likely it is to fupport itfelf, as it will belhorter 

 in the draw, and a weak ftraw or ftem may be 

 upheld or fupported by a neighbouring ftrong 

 one* Good land will produce long ftraw and 

 heavy ears ^ and if the corn is fown thin, it 

 muft of courfe fall to the ground ; and fhould 

 heavy rains come when the blade is green, the 

 ear cannot arrive at perfedion. 



There can be no doubt that corn will thrive 

 much better when regularly depofited at certain 

 depths.. Therefore, if coulters made of wood 

 were put into the drag, to be ufed after the land 

 is harrowed and pulverifed, to mark out the 

 diftances and the depth you intend your corn 

 to be depofited (the quantity is eafily afcertain- 

 ed) s it might then be fown by the broad-caft, 

 and bulh-harrowed-in. 



This drag may be made into a fcarifier, and 

 drill likewife if required* There muft be two 

 wheels to run before it, and a pair of ftilts be- 

 hind for a man to fteady it and ftrike the depth 

 of the drill. This method, or the drill-roller, 

 I intend ufing in future for fowing all white 

 grain broad-caft. But the land muft firft be 

 harrowed and drilled, as above direded. As 



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