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XXXIII. — Experiment on Narrow and Wide Drilling of Wheat. 

 Communicated by Thomas William Bramston^ Esq., M.P. 



To the Secretary/ of the English Jgricultural Society, 

 Sir, 



The comparative advantage of narrow and wide drilling occupied 

 much attention in many parts of Essex in the year 1838. I send 

 you the result of an experiment, carefully made by Messrs. Dixon, 

 in the neighbourhood of Witham, who farm highly. If you think 

 the details are of sufficient interest to deserve publication, I am 

 authorised to say they are much at your service. 



I am. Sir, 



Yours faithfully, 



T. W. Bramston. 



Skreens^ near Chelmsford^ Essex, 

 December 8th, 1839. 



Trial of narrow and wide drilling of Wheat, soivn on the I6th 

 of Oct. 1838.— The quantity of land drilled was 3 roods and 37 

 poles ; half of which was drilled with 13 rows on a stitch, 10 feet 

 wide, the other half with 19 rows on the stitch; the land being 

 divided into 4 stitches. 



The same quantity of seed was used ; viz., at the rate of 3 

 bushels per acre, which produced, from the 



Bsh. pks, Sts. lbs, 



19 rows, 348 sheaves. . . 23 If . . .weighing (nett) 106 8 

 13 rows, 374 sheaves. . . 21 01 . . .weighing (nett) 96 8 



Bushels... 2 1 Stones... 10 0 



The 4 stitches were alongside of each other, and were all cut 

 by the same men, and no perceptible difference in the size of the 

 sheaves. 



The 13 rows did not stand so well as the 19 rows, but were a 

 shade the better sample, weighing about one-sixth of a pound per 

 bushel more. 



The soil was mixed. The sort of wheat was Golden Drop. 



