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ments. It must be observed all along, that from first to Jast I never changed my Seed-wheat, bad as it was now'become; my principal aim was, how to cure it. To make myself acquainted, however, if Poszible, to what degree of degeneracy wheat in this tate might arrive, 1 Sowed, next year, a Small quantity(a rood) of my smutty corn in its dry state; the result was, three-fourths of the crop was 5mutty: the next year I 50wed another Small quantity(in the 5ame state) of the preceding year's produce, when, observing all the ears, or most of them, to be perfectly yellow, which indicates, that, when come to ma- turity, they will be 5mutty, and the straw a dark bottle-green, I or- dered the corn to be mown green for horses, From this it would ap- pear, that wheat would, in time, so far degenerate; as not even to yield a Single acre of Sound corn! What is the reason, I shall not pretend to Say."

“<< The following is the result of my endeavours for the cure or re- medy to the smutty corn which I had the third crop, from fhe year 1798, or the first year of the 5smut's appearing. My first plan was, to dress well, with a Strong blast, then to wash off the whole in water, wherein was as much common Salt as would Serve an egg:. after the liquor was run clear of, I mixed among the wheat as much quick lime as made ittolerably dry, and proper for Sowing. This, on being 50wn, produced a good Crop; there were, however, a few Straggling Smuts, but none to hinder the Sale of it in the least. Another year commen- cing, I took some of this last-mentioned wheat,(tbat contained a few Straggling ears of 5mnt) and.having it well dressed, I poured upon 5 quantity thereof as much old mine, or chamber-Iye, as I Supposed it would imbibe, and, letting it remain about half an hour, I drained it, and mixed it with as much quick lime(newly Staked) as would make it nearly dry, and fit for Sowing; I then committedit to the ground, and in the harvest I perceived no Smuts--having completely effected a cure* on my smutty wheat."

At Glasgow, ihe 17h of January, 1805.

"Tae Lord Provost, Magistrates, and Common Council of the City of Glasgow, being in council assembled, and having taken into consi- deration the prezent state of the Corn Laws, and particularly the recent Corn Statute, the operation of which has now for Some time been perceived and felt, unanimously adopted the follox 109 Reso- lutions:---

1 That the average prices of grain for the 15th district in which this City is Situated, and for the whole of Scotland from the month of May, 1793, to the month August 1804 inclusive, have been examined -=-and it has been found, that at'the rates fixed by the recent statute, the ports during the above period would have been almost uniformly Shut, with the exception of the Years of ScCarcity approaching 0 faminc.

'2"That the Prices at which according to the Jate act, the different Kinds of grain, especially oats and vatmeal, may be imported on payment of the low duties, are much higher tban'the exizting cCircumstances require; are by far.too high for the comfortable Sübsigtence of the in- habitants, or the Prosperity of the manufacturers of this part of the Country, and ought to be reduced..

7-1 had twelve acres-of wheat this year,