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to casualties, than when it is sown in autumn; that it produces as large a crop, as full and as clean a grain, and, at least, as. great a proportion of flour, as it would do if sown in autumn; and that what is called winter wheat is just as fit for spring sowing as any other wheat; and that the best crop will be produced from the best grain, whether it be a winter wheat sown in spring, or a spring wheat sown in winter; and I am inclined to think, though I cannot yet speak positively, that the Jerusalem bearded wheat is the best wheat, that has ever been introduced into Ireland.

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A comparison of

No. 5 with No. 3, will shew, that that grain has not deteriorated in this climate, the former being the growth of seed immediately brought from Egypt.

I am, Sir,

Your very obedient Servant,

SLIGO.

Rev, Dr. Lyster,

Secretary to the Dublin Society.

P. S. I send also one stock of the beard-. ed wheat in ears, and also one stalk of the unbearded, which last is from Lower gypt, and appears to me to be a fine grain.

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The Jerusalem wheat had lodged, which has shriveled the grain of it a little; both were sown here last spring, and I have some of the seed of both in ground now, to make a trial of them as a winter crop.

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A LETTER

FROM THE

REV. CHARLES WM. MOORE.

SIR,

INCLOSED you will receive my

claim for one of the premiums offered by your Hon. Society, for the culture of spring wheat; and, for the information of your Hon. Society, I beg leave to communicate my experiments and observations on it, during the year 1805.

There were four pieces of ground under that crop.

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No. 1. Two acres of good fertile gravelly loam, which was sown with winter tares, in October 1803; the produce mowed in June, for soiling, not very luxuriant. It was then left for seed, and gave a middling crop in September. Early in December, 1804, the ground was ploughed deep, and having some

quick

quick grass in it, was left rough for the winter. In the beginning of February 1805 it was harrowed with the brake, cross harrowed in a few days, and the quick grass partially extirpated by a rake for that purpose. About the 10th of the month sown with four bushels per acre of white wheat, the produce of a species which was brought to me from South Devon, and much recommended. The crop was thin, producing on an average not more than seven barrels per acre; the grain full and good.

No. 2. Immediately adjoining, were three acres of similar land, sown with spring tares (broadcast, as were the tares on No. 1.) in 1804; the crop very good, and all saved for seed. The ground was ploughed soon after and found clean: sown with same wheat, three bushels per acre, about the 18th of February 1805; the crop rather thin, but well headed; averaged eleven barrels per

It is believed that the immense flights of wood pigeons, which frequent my grounds, were the cause of these two crops being thin, as a grove joins the field.

No. 3. One acre and an half on the side of a steep hill, facing the east; the soil somewhat moist, inclining to clay. This had been in a very rough state, and so many rocks in it, that it had been necessarily

worked

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worked with the pickaxe; it was well manured and planted with potatoes by hand, in April 1804. When the potatoes were dug out, it was ridged up with the plough for winter; about the 1st of March harrowed, lightly stirred with the plough, and sown with the same wheat, three bushels per acre. The crop proved uncommonly fine, and the size of the ear remarkable, as Mr. Hamilton, Secretary to the Farming Society, can testify, he having got a sample; produce about twelve and an half barrels per acre.

Note, This calculation is made from counting the stooks and threshing one. The remainder is yet on the hovel, and reserved by me for my seed this

year.

No. 4. Two and an half acres of land, similar to No. 3, and immediately adjoining; in 1804, had produced a large crop of drill potatoes, well manured. This ground was sown with Dantzic white wheat, and finished the 18th of March. (This seed proved to be mixed, producing both red and bearded ears). It looked poorly in May, In the beginning of June, Nos. 3 and 4 were sown with rye-grass and clover, bush harrowed and heavily rolled. From the time of this rolling, both crops improved daily. Seeing the good effect, I rolled Nos. 1 and 2, though then up to the horses

knees;

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