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to freeze afterwards, the Seed fhelter'd in the^arth began to prepare it self for that Germi-nation, which appear'd before others had sownSeed at all; so that'when the Fly came in■dpril,. either through Shelter from Blasts, orthe vigorous State of the young Plants, they^ere render’d capable of defending themselves^gainst the Ely. But however, this may benappos'd to be accidental, yet 1 find- that anAcre. of ■ Onpons, one Year with another^ mayMe made vyorth .upwards of forty Pounds; orev en more: profitable .than if, a Quarter of thatQuantity of Ground was spread or cover'd.'Ath one Stratum or Layep of Apples, as closeas they c-n lie together;, fpr the Hough whichgoes between the Onimp is. but; two Inches. ^'ide, or thereabouts, when they are bent inGrowth y .and the Onions in their Roots, whenthey are-full grown, one with,.another* may' oe about an finch and a half Diameter, so thatjhy Conjecture is rather under than over thelatter ; sot in Qrchard-Trees,. I am very apt|o believe the Apples produc’d by every Tree,ving in a single Layer upon a ,Flat, will not£°ver that space of Ground which the TreeTreads over, besides the'common Hazardthe. greater Bodies are subject to, of■sing frequently blasted by their more aspsGrowth, while the lower Race lie under‘belter, ani Me from the bolder Attempts ofTe Air: So that for this Reason an Acre ofUnions are better than an Acre of Apple-A re &s, not only each single Year, but one"ar with another. To this I may add, that“aariy forts of Apples and Onions, when theyaie sold in tolerable Years by the Peck, yield

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