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proper place ^ and the harrows, or thorn-har- 

 row, will remove any chance grain that nnay 

 remain on the ridge or fide of the drill. 



I have hitherto been a great advocate for 

 the grains of the corn to be difperfed fo that 

 every one might fall fingle : out I have alter- 

 ed my opinion. I am now convinced, that if, 

 in fowing the winter crops, four wlieat-corns 

 be put into the earth together in one hole, the 

 crop would, on an average, be better in all 

 feafons, than if the grains were divided, and 

 covered the fame fpace of ground feparately. 

 With refpedl to corn fown in xkiz fpringy I ftill. 

 firmly adhere to my former opinion. But 

 the wheat fown in autumn^ and deftined tQ 

 bear the vicifTitudes and llorms of winter, may 

 be greatly benefited by growing in Jumps or 

 bunches, as the plants will thus mutually give 

 and receive Ihelter and warmth. I firft attend- 

 ed to the above circumftances lad autumn, 

 when at Mr. Coke's in Norfolk. On examin- 

 ing the ground that was then dibbled with 

 wheat, I found in fome holes fixteen grains, and 

 in others only two. When'I fawthis, I conclu- 

 ij^ed there would be many fhort heads of wheat. 



But 



