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man at the fame time returning with earth only * 

 fo that each man is alternately the planter, and 

 each being employed both ways, the work goes 

 on brifkly. 



This inflxument was invented by Mr. Cubitt 

 Gray, of Southrepps in Norfolk, a perfon who has 

 given a great deal of attention to husbandry, and 

 particularly to the cultivation of turnips, for which 

 crop he prepares his land in a different manner 

 from moft of his neighbours ; they harrowing their 

 land immediately after each ploughing, and then 

 rolling it, in order (as they fay) to keep in the 

 moifture j on the contrary, he never rolls his land, 

 nor harrows it till he is going to plough it again* 

 but leaves it as open as poflible, in order to warm it, 

 as he thinks land can never be too warm or dry for 

 turnips ; and he has always had the bed crops, even 

 when the feafon has been dry when fown. This 

 method he has followed 16 years,. and never once 

 failed of a crop of turnips— though his neighbours 

 frequently have* He has fold turnips at five guineas 

 and half per acre, to be fed off on his land: he al- 

 ways hand-hoes twice, as indeed do all the farmers 

 in that country ; his land is a fandy loam, a very 

 free working foil. 



I am, your's, &c. 



JOSEPH KIRKPATRIC&, 



