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success, by opening drills in a similar manner, but at a greater 
distance — even as wide as 36 inches between the drills ; but that is 
on a deep loam of very good soil at Beckingham, where he has 
grown upwards of 60 bushels an acre. We have heard him ex- 
press an opinion that a frequent cause of failure in this crop arises 
from sowing too much seed, and thereby preventing the free 
access of sun and air to the plants, which is necessary to their 
successful growth and after-productiveness. During the two last 
years he has, previously to the last hoeing which the beans re- 
ceived, sown about 2 lbs. of white turnip-seed to the acre, which 
by the hoeing receives a cover, and thus two crops are growing 
on the same ground simultaneously until the beans are reaped. 
This double crop has so far proved satisfactory, and the practice 
will no doubt obtain notice from others in the neighbourhood. 
The land upon which the experiment has been made is a strong 
but deep clay, in high condition ; and has been furrow-drained 
and subsoil ploughed. The Uley cultivator can now be used on 
the farm to great advantage in the driest season, in preparing the 
stubbles for wheat; when, perhaps, some of the adjoining occu- 
piers are obliged to content themselves with remaining patient 
spectators. 
Sixth year. Wheat. — The usual preparation for this crop is to 
plough the land with a thin furrow as soon after the removal of 
the beans as it can be done. The harrows are then put upon the 
land, and it is worked to a fine mould ; it is then allowed to lie 
some time to encourage the growth of weeds, so that they may be 
destroyed by the following ploughing, which forms the seed- 
furrow, on which the seed is sown by the hand, or upon which it is 
drilled. Where the cultivator can be used in the first instance, 
one ploughing is sufficient. The quantity of seed sown upon 
bean-stubbles is 10 or 11 pecks an acre. In other respects the 
crop is managed as described under the head of wheat in the 
fourth year. 
It has been observed that oats are occasionally substituted in 
this year for wheat; the low price of horse-corn has, however, of 
late years made the practice comparatively rare. 
Instead of the six years' course described here, some prefer 
(particularly in the north clays) a four years' course : ^'iz. — 
1st year, fallows. 
2nd year, barley or wheat. 
3rd year, clover. 
4th year, wheat. 
To which the foregoing remarks made on the four first years of 
the six years' course apply. When this course is adopted, the 
clover in the third year is exchanged in every alternate course for 
beans, beans and peas, or sometimes vetches. 
