414 On Dibbling Wheat.&e.[June

ertions, towards producing a2 great quantity of proviſions, from Knowing that ſuch habits, could they be properly introduced, and génerally praiſed, would be of great ſervice to the country--with this intention, I beg any gentleman in poîſeflion of land, and fond of experiments, that he would apply two acres cf ſpare land, without couch-graſs or root-weeds, in ſome retired ſituation, clear from the drip of trees, and which perſon would have no objedtion to undertake a little Might work himſelf.

I requet ſuch perſon would, for his own amuſement, and for the information of the neighbourhood, apply thoſe ſpots to raiſing two feedings on one acre, and one wheat crop in every two years, and the fallow year to be diſpenſed with.

The feeding crops ſhould be thus condudted, until better are Introduced: the latter end of Auguſt ſow winter tares, and, as ſoon as they can be fed off then work the land well for a crop of turnips, which muft be fed of in September,(the manner of conduing theſe feeding crops, will be ſent in time, the inten- tion of the preſent paper is to be on dibbling wheat.)

For raifing Manure to ſupport the ſoil.

The green crops ſhould be. conſtantly fed of upon the land, as quick as poſlible, by a cow or two tethered, and pigs pounded and kept warm.

Be attentive to keep the ſoil conſtantly worked, and whenever the land is got properly forward, for ſowing do not loſe 2 fingle hour, particularly in the turnip crop.

When the land is brought into order for the wheat, begin dibbling, thus:—A dibble 12 inchlong, under a ſtop, as and the dibble$ thick; each hole 2x1 inches afunder, 7 in a clump, and drop two grains of wheat in each hole, making 14 grains,

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which is rather placing the plants in clúmps of 5 x 5 inches, making a circular ſpot of 25 inches for each clump, and 7 iaches between(each way) from which proceſs, one clump of 14 ſeeds falls in the center of 12 inches ſquare, and there are 39 ſquare feet or clumps in one yard, and zo yards in a pole, making 43,200 clumps per acre.‘This does not require quite one buſhel of wheat for ſeed to one acre of land, whereas the farmer often allows 21 buſhels broadca(t.

This large ſpace of 7 inches round, is allowed to give the plants room to ſpread, and that there may be ſpace for keeping the land perfeCtly clean, and room for the feet in working.