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Transposition and Admixture of Soih. 



prevent ; but in no instance have they ever made their appearance 

 after the land was clayed over. I cannot give an account of the 

 rotation of crops ; previous to marling no regular system could be 

 adopted. It was usual to allow the seeds to remam four or five 

 years unploughed, for the sake of ridding the land of the weeds, 

 after which a crop of oats was taken^ which would not average 

 more than 3J quarters per acre. Then followed a fallow, which 

 Avas sown with rye, and sometimes with turnips, but the land being 

 generally undrained, the latter crop often proved a failure. Barley 

 was sown after the turnips, also grass or clover seeds. 



The produce in four years could not be stated at more per acre 

 than — ' 



£. s. d. 



First year — Turnip fallow . . 4 0 0 

 Second year — Barley or Rye . . 4 0 0 

 Third year — Seeds depastured . . 2 12 0 

 Fourth year— Oats, Barley, or Rye , 3 15 0 



14 7 0 



The same land is now cultivated to the best advantage under 

 the four- course system or rotation of crops. All the fallows are 

 sown with turnips, after which follow barley, seeds which are 

 depastured, and then wheat, which finishes the course of crops. 

 I will here give the produce of four years, after marling upon 

 fallow, and four years after marling upon seeds : — 



£. s. d. 



First year — Fallow 0 0 0 



Second year — Wheat, 29 bus., at *]s. per bus. . . 10 3 0 

 Third year — Seeds depastured . . . . . 4 4 0 

 Fourth year — Wheat, 24 bus. at 7^. per bus. . . . 8 8 0 



Produce in four years when marled upon fallow . . 22150 



First year — Wheat, 24 bus. per acre, at ^s. per bus. . 8 8 0 



Second year — Fallow, Turnips . . . , . 4 15 0 



Third year— Oats, 52 bus., at 23-^. per qr. . . . 7 9 6 



Fourth year — Seeds depastured . . . , 4 4 0 



Produce when marled upon seeds . . . . 24 16 6 



22 15 0 



Balance in favour of marling upon seeds . . . 2 16 



The produce after marling in four years . . . 24 16 6 

 The produce before marling in four years . . . 14 7 0 



10 9 6 



