The writings of George Washington; being his correspondence, addresses, messages, and other papers, official and private, selected and published from the original manuscripts; with a life of the author, notes and illustrations. By Jared Sparks.

APPENDIX.] AGRICULTURAL PAPERS. 377
Rotation JVo. 3.
No. of
the 1793. 1794. 1795. 1796. 1797. 1798. 1799.
Fields.
Buc k3 Cornand Wheat. Ca- |Clover. Wheat. Buck. Clover.
Potatoes. Wheat.ea uck
Buck Corn andW Buc k- Clover. uck-Wheat.
4 | t|Clover. P otatoes.i Wheat. w heat Clo ove. Wheat.
Buck- Corn and Buck- Clover. Wheat.
wheat. 0.Potatoes. wheat.
Bu. ck- Clover.n and Wheat Buckheat.
_. Clovl wheat..Potatoes. B
Buck- Corn and'Buck7 Wheat. Clover. wheat. Clover. Potatoes. wheat.
1 Buck- Wheat. Clover. Buc lover. Corn and Wheat.
Bc hewheat,, wheat. Potatoes. wheat.
2 *W whetheat. beat.. Clover.k Buck- Clover. Corn and
wheat..Clover.wheat. Potatoes.
PlouRhings, ac. for the above Crops.
Acres. v;4 3 a
No. 3. 75 Corn and Potatoes 100.. 60 10 70 70 70 75.. 455
6. }150 Clover..
1 }150 Buckwheat.
Breaking up.100 100... 200
Sowing.. 100 100.. 200
150 Wheat.
1 field follows Corn
The other Clover, 100. 10(
one ploughing. 0
525 100.. 1 60 1101170 1701170 1751. 955
Probable Yield.
No. 3. 75 ac. in Corn, a. 12d bushels 937A bush. a. 2s. 6d. ~117 3s. 9d.
Potatoes, 12A 937j 1 46 17 6
4,6. 150 Clover.
5,1. 150 Buckwheat 12 1800 1 8 150 0 0
7,2. 150 Wheat, 10 1500 5 375 0 0
525 5175 ~689 is. 3d.
REMARKS. - This rotation, for quantity of grain and the profit arising from it, is more productive than either of the preceding; and with no more ploughing; excepting No. 1. No
field gives more than three corn crops in seven years, except the crop of buckwheat; the
last of which, with the Indian corn, vjill be more than adequate for all the demands of the
farm. The clover is to be sown with the buckwheat in July; and, by being only one year in
the ground, may be too expensive on account of the seed. Nor will the fields in this course
receive much manure; and the advantages of sowing wheat on a clover lay, in this country,
are not vell ascertained. Again, preparing two fields for buckwheat may, in practice, be
found difficult. Wheat stubble might be ploughed in here for spring food.
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