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Plat 13. Single-drilled. Four rows spaded up and two rows left 
trampled. Yield, 45 lbs. grain, 57 lbs. straw. 
Plat 14. Single-drilled. Four rows spaded up and the two rows 
left. The spaces rolled. Yield, 64} lbs. grain, 76 lbs. straw. 
Plat 15. Partly single, partly cross-drilled. Not interfered with, 
Yield, 1113 lbs. grain, 148 lbs, straw. 
Plat 16. Cross-drilled. Harrowed and rolled. Yield, 1024 Ibs, 
grain, 139 lbs. straw. 
Plat 17. Cross-drilled. Mown. Yield, 79 lbs. grain, 110 lbs. straw. 
Plat 18. Oross-drilled. Not interfered with. Yield, 962 lbs. grain, 
140 lbs. straw. 
Calculating these results per acre we have: 
Grain, Straw, 
Plat. bush. Ibs. 
EN: ea. KEE ee SU PE. TG 34-5 2340 
Oo, ES AAEM Rea le aca ay PL OES IR ce or d1-4 2289 
Tay. cere. OS LITE NM, LAO 29-9 2320 
Ne rrr 28s. IL Se PMS aS CR SI 15-5 1150 
SMUT MEER ELSES Ee glace Ct, wis MESS I SO Ge 36-6 2760 
ic IRS Sie ai Sa TA 38-3 3160 
ET tPA, vith, Mee as. ak VEER Di, ~ 42-1 0670. 
RU Pt wt aes Gh si elas se daca tees eee 39-5 2372 
NEE CGS hac a iclh cee uee viene cs tees ce ce 38-9 3250 
Pewee ee ees bd, a. PED, 21-9 2040 
RN eI donee eeccs ne mirte-wsptwhimererlo-wiereitalinceens “eneta 26-8 2000 
Nee. 6S itrinay s)he s a]k ape in of Seco PS e 3 Hae re pats 29-0 2160 
NM TARG I ss Via an. sp Rhy oo bole MOMs a geld o Wishes 14.3 1148 
Ee dre e al, Sti cs Glcp Soomiie.c o Ueve'd athe s 21-4 1520 
EEE aay, wociefe teih sy aware os yaw sc tle nc a8 a¢v-3 2960 
TNs rcs cs ce clr ves og coceiaseuees 34-1 2780 
ap trea tate ks sod. dsb) ays clk oes. Uisthds! Wiel de M0Sile oie ah nde 26-2 2200 
NUIT ee gsc y  cis'e ales st de vv evieiseap rs oe 32-2 2800 
If we arrange these figures in another form we have: 
Yield of single-drilled plats, 1, 2, 3,5, 10 and 12, 30-2 bushels 
grain ; 2290 pounds straw per acre. 
Yield of partly cross-drilled plats 6 and 15, 37-8 8 bushels grain ; 
3060 pounds straw per acre. 
Yield of cross-drilled plats 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 35-5 eateie grain ; 
2845 pounds straw per acre. 
Thus indicating a gain for the practice of cross-drilling the seed. 
Yield of undisturbed plats, 34-5 bushels, 36-6 bushels, and 29-0 
bushels for the single-drilled, 39-5 bushels, and 32-2 bushels for the 
cross-drilled, or averaging 33 bushels for the one, as against 35-8 
_ bushels for the other, again indicating an advantage in favor of cross- 
drilling. 
Yield of harrowed plats 2.and 7, 31-4 bushels and 42-1 bushels, or 
an average of 36-7 bushels as against the average of 33 bushels, and 
35-8 bushels for the undisturbed plats. 
It seems to us asif the teachings of this experiment are against 
the system employed, rather than deciding as to the advantages of the 
various interferences pursued. ‘The only conclusions we are willing to 
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