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four half pecks of millet; and harrow the whole acre alike, and 

 so as duly to cover the seed which has been sown. When the crop 

 has attained its full growth, but is still in blossom, plough it in ; 

 ploughing the vacant half acre at the same time, and to the 

 same depth. Sow the first half acre again immediately, and har- 

 row in the seed, harroAving the other half in the same manner. 

 The next year rejieat the same precess. Then I'he whole acre 

 may be sown with winter rye (3 pecks on each half;) or the land 

 may lie (as in the process first proposed) to be planted with In- 

 dian corn the ensuing spring. In the third year, the crop put in 

 rtiust stand to ripen. The produce of each half acre (both be- 

 ing sown or planted, and cultivated in the same manner) must 

 be kept by itself, and accurately measured. The difference be- 

 tween them will show the value of the green crops ploughed in. 



Every experimenter will perceive that no manure whatever 

 is to be used — the crops sown, and the weeds ploughed under, 

 excepted. 



Until ploughs constructed for the purpose of completely turn- 

 ing*in green crops shall be introduced, it will be necessary to 

 roll flat the green crop before ploughing, or it cannot be duly 

 covered. Perhaps a small roller, or what is called a foot^ only 

 of a large size, may be attached to the fore end of the plough 

 beam, to press down the crop to the ground, and thus cause it 

 to be effectually covered. Such a roller, or foot, will serve as 

 a gage for the depth of the furrow in which the crop shall be 

 buried. 



v.— CIDER. 



For the best cider, the pure juice of the apple, which shall 

 be made in the present year, not less than eight 

 barrels, - ten dollars. 



For the second best - . . . ^^.g dollars. 



The greater part of the cider may be sold, if the owner 

 please, only reserving one cask, of which a sample is to be 

 produced at the Society's public exhibition in 1824; with good 

 evidence that the casks sold were equal to that reserved. If 

 sold, the claimant will state when, to whom, and at what prices ; 

 nnd describe his whole process in collecting, sorting and keep- 



