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I took up a plant in February lad, which was 

 fown tlie Augull twelvemonth before; which, when 

 deprived of its fibrous root, weighed about twelve 

 pounds; the bulb was confiderably elongated, and 

 meafured nineteen inches in circumference, and 

 twelve from the bafe of the bulb to the top of it; 

 it had thrown out forty-fix lateral fprouts. 



My plants ftood the winter of 1788, which was a 

 very fevere one, when all my turnips were deftroyed. 

 It has been fufpefted by farmers that the toughnefs 

 of the rind would form an infurmountable objedtion 

 to them, as fodder for fheep ; but I have this win- 

 ter had pofitive proof to the contrary. I have 

 given many of the toughed and oldeft to my fheep, 

 which not only penetrated through the coat, but 

 even devoured the greatefl part of it, 



I do not know where the feed is to be procured 

 in any quantity. I propofe to fave a great deal 

 this fpring, if the feafon fhould be favourable. 



I am. Sir, 



Your very humble fervant, 



THO. BROUGHTON. 



TWERTON, 

 March 19, 1790, 



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