Article XX. 

 On the Culture of Rape, or Cole. 

 [From a Correfpondent Member in Eflex.] 

 Gentlemen, 



PURSUANT to your requeft, I take the ear- 

 lieft opportunity of giving you an. account 

 of the method in which rape-feed is cultivated in 

 this county, where it is raifed in large quantities, 

 and to great advantage. 



This plant will do on almoft any foil, but fuc- 

 ceeds beft on thofe that are deep, with a clayey 

 bottom, with manure and deep ploughing. 



We generally plough up the fallow early in the 

 fpring, and let it lie till the latter end of March. 

 We then plough it again, after which we harrow 

 it down, and lay on a coat of manure. After this 

 is fpread, we crofs-plough it again in May, and 

 get it in fine tilth by the end of June. 



About the firft of July, or the firft rain after 

 that time, we fow the feed, about half a peck on 

 an acre. The feed is fcattered with three fingers 

 broadcaft, and the land lightly harrowed and rolled. 



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