If you may please to look over these lines, thinking of their Merit.

In the year 1766 or when I was about fourteen years of age, when I was looking for fishworms, for Angle fishing, the foundation of my Since Experience, toke place in my Understanding, with such a demonstration that it was left without any Doubt. I can give my reasons for it. ⟨N⟩ear 20 years ago, I tried it with potatoes. It agreed with my idea. The aple Seeds, after laying ⟨ou⟩t all winter, would, admirably grow the next Sumer. The root was of early large groth. When ⟨ga⟩thering them the would ring uncomonly. I thought, in consequence of their tender sound ⟨gr⟩oth. We have had two Sorts of them more than 20 year ago, & last Sumer we had as good ones as ⟨u⟩sual, without aduterateing. I have seen in Harford County in Maryland Haverdagras Havre de Grace to ⟨B⟩altimore, & in a Number of Counties from or between Partomack to Jameses River ⟨th⟩ere Seem’d to me, a great Quantity of Deadly waste Land, that has been of delghtfull ⟨til⟩lage, that might be animated yea brought to a renew’d Usefullness, in every desired ⟨pr⟩oduction natural to the Climate, & Soil formerly. About Winchester Bigcapon & the ⟨so⟩uth branch Morfield Fortpleasant &.c. Some of the Richest Soil originally; Some of ⟨it⟩ has lost its Surface, that various kinds of Groths adulterate. Ashured I am the ⟨m⟩ight be Vivified So as to produce Fairer wholsomer produce than ever the have ⟨any⟩ season past, with Beautifull Straw, of Wheat Rie Spelts oats Barly Buckwheat ⟨   ⟩. This last Season of Summer I had two rapped groths of red clover on a bank of a ⟨li⟩ttle run of water. On the opposite bank I had timothy. When I mowed the timothy ⟨the⟩ seacond crop of the clover was ready to cut. I really am of opinion there was as great a weight of the timothy hay, according to the ground, as of both crops of clover. ⟨I⟩ have know doubt but that every Usfull or Desireable groth natural to our Clime ⟨ma⟩y be envigorated, to materially exceed any Groths of Culture on the Virgin Surface ⟨wo⟩nderfull in Gardening. As to hemp, our for duration may exceed Rusia. As to ⟨f⟩lax our Country may exceed Hibernia, for Strength duration & fineness. Had we ⟨S⟩uch emplements and artists we might exceed in fine linens & c.

⟨I⟩ may truly Say, that, I never observed the Frost to rais up, So as to heave the ⟨ro⟩ots of grain or grass after my Vivifying operations, which I did not expect ⟨u⟩ntill my recollecting that the winter frosts used to have an uncomon effect ⟨th⟩at way on Some of the ground where this animation had be made.

⟨In⟩ goodwill I hope you to excuse my unpollished Statement & address, not ⟨be⟩ing used to it much, tho I hope to retain a goodwill to the advanages of our ⟨Cou⟩ntry, & that its highest Leading men may be meritoriously Renowned.