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.

378 WASHINGTON'S WRITINGS. [1799.
Rotation.JTo. 4.
No. of
the 1793. 1794. 1795. 1796. 1797. 1798. 1799.
Fields.
Corn and Wheat. Clover. Wheat. Clover. Wheat C lover. BuckPotatoes. wheat.
Buck- Corn and Wheat. Clover. Wheat. Clover. Wheat.
wheat. Potatoes.
5 Wheat. Buck- Corn and Wheat. Clover. Wheat. Clover.
wheat. Potatoes.
6 Clover. Wheat. Buck- Corn andk Wheat Clover- heat.
Plugis Swheat. Potatoes heat. C lover.
7 Wheat. Clover. Wheat. Buck- Corn and et. C n
No..wheat. Potatoes. h Clover.
I4 Clover. 75 Wheat. Clover. Wheat Buck- Corn andheat.
B1 Clover. Wht.Clu v..Wheat..wheat. Potatoes. Wheat.
No.3. 75 Corn and Potatoes 10 60 10 70 70 -70 Corn and455
e Clover. W heat. Clover. W heat.
4. 75 Buckwheat. P oae
6. 150 Clover.
2. 75 Wheat. Corn ground
2, 150 Do. or Clover, oneWpo1wheat 10 210toes
Acres. oe p lu h.,
525 100 100 60 10 70 170 70 180 105 865
No.R3. 75 in Corn, - a. 12t 937q a. 2s. 6d. ~117 3s. 9d.
4. 75 Buckwheat, 12 900 1 8 75 0 0
Second ploughing n100 clover i
6,1. 150 Clover.
2, 5, 7. 225 Wheat, Corn 5 562 10 0ground
525. 5Do. or Clover8011s. Od.
with as little ploughing as No. 1, and with less than in either of the other two numbers, 2
so considered; and the quality of the clover on much reduced land is to be questioned,
and the practice of sowing on it, as has been observed in some of the other numbers, not
much used, nor the advantages of it well ascertained. Besides, t the expense of cloverseed for 150 acres every year to be encountered.