seem'd to be purer than the other "10 Clay got just below the garden "All mixed with the same quantity and sort of earth in the most effective manner by reducing the whole to a tolerable degree of fineness and rubbing them well together on a cloth.

In each of these divisions were planted three grains of wheat, 3 of oats, and as many of barley, all of equal distances in Rows and of equal depth done by a machine made for the purpose.

The wheat rows are next the numbered side, the oats in the middle, and the barley on the side next the upper part of the Garden.

Two or three hours after sowing in this manner, and about an hour before sunset I watered them all equally alike with water that had been standing in a tub abt two hours exposed to the sun." Three weeks later he inspected the boxes and concluded that Nos.

8 and 9 gave the best results.
The plows of the period were cumbersome and did their work poorly.
Consequently in March, 1760, Washington "Fitted a two Eyed Plow instead of a Duck Bill Plow", and tried it out, using his carriage horses in the work.