before the seed was sown, these ridges were split again by running twice in the middle of them, both times in the same furrow; 5.

after which the ridges were harrowed; and, 6.

where the ground was lumpy, run a spiked roller with a harrow at the tail of it, which was found very efficacious in breaking the clods and pulverizing the earth, and would have done it perfectly, if there had not been too much moisture remaining from the late rains.

After this, harrowing and rolling were necessary, the wheat was sown with the drill plough on the reduced ridges eight feet apart, as above mentioned, and harrowed in with the small harrow belonging to the plough.

But it should have been observed, that, after the ridges were split by the middle double furrows, and before they were closed again by the harrow, a little manure was sprinkled in." No man better understood the value of good clean seed than did he, but he had much trouble in satisfying his desires in this respect.