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directed, and Set to auy degree of inclination, either to the right Side, or left, or both.

Fie. 2, Shows a profile of one of the sills, with one of the bandles and other appendages.

It is difBcult to describe agricultural implements 50 as to make hem correctly, but as the Society on the recommenda- tion or introduction of a member, generously allow their Rooms and Machines to be viewed gratuitously, any impedi- ment of construction may be removed by Seeing the model.

I am Sir, your hamble Servant, MECHANICUS. Grafton, Warwickshire, Dec. 8, 1805.

«es WEENS

EXPERIMENTS IN THE PREPARATION OF SEED CORN. To the Editor of the Agricultu al Magazine.

S1R, Norfolk, 10th Dec. 1805. AST winter I informed you of an experiment[I was mak- ing to ascertain whether any, or Ww hat mode, of pickling Secd Wheat would best prevent the production of Bran; and at the Same time promised to give you the result.=-Now as on this, as well as on every occasion,[ Should wish to perform my promise, I will doso as far as I am able, but am Sorry to Say, I have very little to communicate on the Subject, asthe Spar- rows attacked and devoured my wheat, both good and bad, (which occupied a Small Square in the garden) before it was ripe. TI putitinto.the ground in drills: the wheat in one drill had been Steeped in chamber-Iye and limed; the next Steeped in like manner, but not limed; another wasShed in chamber-Ilye and limed; another 50 wasved, but not limed; others Steeped and wasbed in Salt and water, limed and un- Jimed; 3ome merely washed in pure water, and limed and un- Jimed; but as[ was prevented making Such observations as I expected from my experiment, by the cause above mentioned, I will take up no more of your useful paper, by a description of the modes 1 used in preparing the Seed, neither Should 1 have done more than merely apologize for not performing my pro- mise, but that during the growth of the wheat, two Cireumstaun- ces presented themselves to me, which may be deemed worthy of notice, and one ot which has greatly jutßluenced me 1n the preparation of my Seed Wheat this year. * One parcel of Seed uzed in the experiment, was Steeped in Strong old chamber 1ye, during twenty-four hours, of this