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which places the corn more regular, and like- wise prevents it from falling inte the hollow furrows, which ts too much the custom in sowing, and appears to me an error; for as there is less soil in the furrow, consequently there should be less seed there: and upon moist soil it is but reducing the breadth to such a size of lands as may suit the moistness of the soil. I think that the best means to keep it dry is, that the colder the soil the less the lands should be; and after the seed is sowed, I would have every furrow cleaned out by the plough very carefully; and I think by that method the land would be found in better state than to be put into large and high lands to dry. After a wet winter, high lands are supposed to be firmer and ready earlier for seed; but if the low parts of large lands are readier for seed in the spring, consequently the small lands may be nearly as ready; for to have large and high lands upon wet soil, ridge and furrow in equal order,[think an impossibility. I should give my opinion to have small lands to be the best; but the moister the soil the shorter the lands should be, with proper drainage at the ends; and if not sufficient, a few under drains should be made.

Page 61. Mention is made, that wheat is very seldom sowed after barley, because it is attended with ill effects; for however well it may look in the spring, it falls off very much before it comes-to the sickle. I have tried it in Not- tinghamshire, which answered as ill as here mentioned. It looked well till got into ear, and instead of filling forward to makea goodcrop, of which, at that time, it had all the appearance, it dried up at the root, and wasted away, so as to be of very little value. I believe it to be a received opinion with many farmers, that it is an error to sow wheat after barley: I myself am convinced of it.

Page 82. As itis observed, there is a want of spring keeping betwixt the end of turnip-keeping and the succes- sion of seeds, which come one month sooner than the other