WHEAT. 2Z1 



late. In a favourable year, has had a great crop froiu 

 s'yx. 



Mr. Reeve, of Wighton, on whole furrow, two 

 ■bushels ; on tempered, seven pecks. 



Mr. M. Hill, at first eleven pecks ; later, a peck 

 more. 



Mr. Henry Blythe, of Burnham, diills seven to 

 eight pecks an acre; the common quantity, broad-cast, tea 

 to twelve. 



Mr. Dqrsgate begins with six or seven pecks, and 

 never more than eight. 



Mr. Styleman, of Snettisham, six pecks, drilled. 



Mr. God D ISO N dibbles and sows two bushels to ten 

 pecks. 



Captain Beacher, at Hillingdon, nine or ten pecks, 

 drilled at nine inches. 



Mr. Beck, of Castle Riseing, dri'is from six to eight 

 pecks. 



Mr. Dennis, of Wigenhall, in the clays of Marsh- 

 land, five to six pecks, broad-cast. 



At Watlington, two busheis. 



About Wymondham, dibble in six to eight pecks; 

 broad-cast, three bushels. 



Mr. Overman, seven pecks, drilled. 



Steeping. — Mr. Robinson, of Watton, for many years 

 has had no other smut on his farm than what has been 

 caused by accidentally sowing a head-land, or finishing a 

 corner ot a field with dry seed ; but if steeped, the pre- 

 vention infallible. His mctliod is, to steep it in a brine 

 made with common salt, of strength to bear an egg, for 

 twelve hours, and then to dry with lime. 



Mr. Dover, of Hobkham, had great plenty of phea- 

 sants, but lost them all, without knowing to what cause 

 (o attribute their disappearance ; he found out, however, 



that 



