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On the Farming of Suffolk. 



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between every two rows — thus. Of this method 

 much may be said in its praise and dispraise. Scientific men 

 tell us that light and air are essential to the 

 production of a fruitful crop. Practice will 

 also tell us that wide drills are well suited for 

 horse-hoeing and stirring the soil during the 

 growth of the crop. But on the other hand, in 

 the wide drills there is much more space and 

 air for weeds to vegetate and grow. And it is 

 found on these poor soils, so favourable to the 

 growth of weeds and so unfavourable to the 

 growth of corn, that, should wet weather occur 

 during the hoeing season, it is impossible to 

 eradicate the weeds. 

 Rye is grown on the very poor soils instead of wheat, a propor- 

 tion of which is thrashed out during harvest, for which there is 

 always a demand for the purpose of being sown for green food in 

 the spring. 



The practice of mowing wheat is on the increase ; it is a 

 practice that cannot be too much commended, particularly for 

 harvesting the light-strawed crops of this district. The manner 

 of putting out harvest-work adopted in the western sand district 

 will be found described in the 'Essay on Piece-work,' vol. vii. 

 p. 119 of the Society's Journal. 



Stacking -stages are used by many farmers ; one of the most 

 convenient is a frame fitted into a cart, which admits of removal 

 from one stack to another with great facility : the advantage of 

 this stage is the convenience to the men unloading when the 

 stack gets beyond a certain height ; it also saves the shelled corn. 



