Other Autborities.

— luly 10, 1784, they were planting at IIford upon land cleared of winter tares for ſoiling, and would continue a fortnight longer. 1¼ May, found the beſt ſcaſon, by Mr. Mayo of Battel.(½ Mr. Dann, of Kent, preſers April. ◻l Dr. Wilkinſon, of Enfield, May.(m) Mr. Billingſley, April and May; beſt in dry weather.(n) Mr. Woolward, of Suffolk, finds on experiment, that the beſt ſeaſon of all is the middle of June; and is ſo convinced, that he would iale awway his time rather than plant in May.() K 3 Near Bath, planted in June, and produced 440 buſhels per acre.(. ally— eaſt. di 8SERVArIox. o The information under this head is ſo various, that no poſitive con- clufions can be drawn. Early planting may be very uſeful in ſeaſons in nas; which the ſpring froſts are not ſevere; but when fuch happen, the later ple periods may be more beneficial. The ſort of potatoe, the foil, and the manuring may alfo cauſe variations to be neceſſary. Experimeats are dc)* much wanting to aſcertain how far this is or is not the caſe; they ſhould ſay, be repeated for ſeveral years, and the ſeaſons exactly obſerved and noted. not arly—— ſi) Annals, vol. 2. p. 99.(½) Ibid. vol. 11. p. 248.(1) Vol. 20. p. 231.

8 ſm) Vol. 20. p. 458.(2, Vol. 2,½. P. 5-(o) Vol. 23. p. 32. ay.(5) Bath Society, vol. z. p. 356. 12—

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