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The management of flax is tedious and difficult 

 in thefe parts, by reaibn of the fcarcity of proper 

 workmen. Thofe we have are emigrants from the 

 Weft, and take every opportunity of irhpofing on 

 the inexperience of young farmers. Befides it 

 appears to me that flax-growers ought to -make it 

 their ftaple article, and to confider the other parts 

 of their farm as in fubferviency. to it. For the pie- 

 fent, therefore, I have difcontinued this culture. If 

 I miftake not, there is a parliamentary bounty of 

 13s. 4d. per pack to the growers. 

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No. IV. On Jerufalem Artichokes. 



At a confiderable expence and trouble, I pro- 

 cured of thefe roots fufficierit to plant half an acre 

 of ground, but I have them now in great plenty. 

 I find the produce to be about 480 Winchefter 

 bufhels per acre* and I think they are about equal 

 in value to potatoes for feeding Ilore-pigs, fuch as 

 are not lefs than five or fix months old. For fat- 

 ting hogs, I do not find they are near fo valuable as 

 potatoes. But their chief recommendations are, the 

 certainty of the crop, that they flourifh in almoft 

 any foil, and do not require any manure, at leaft for 

 fuch a produce as I have ftated. They are proof 

 againft the fevereft froft, and may be taken out of 

 the ground as occafion may ferve. Whereas po- 

 tatoes are foon affected with froft, and mult there- 

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