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froft; indeed they put forth frelh leaves through 

 the winter; therefore I did not take up any of the 

 roots till the end of December; I then caufed about 

 half of them to be taken up, piled in a heap in the 

 barton, and covered them over with ftraw. This 

 preferved them till the time came for planting them 

 out for feed. The other half, left in the ground to 

 ftand for feed, is now (in Auguft) vigorous and 

 healthy, and promifes a large quantity of feed, as 

 do thofe alfo which were tranfplanted ; but they do 

 not ftand fo firmly in the ground as thofe that were 

 not removed, I am next to fpeak of the ufes they 

 were put to. 



The leaves were cut every morning, and given 

 frefti to the pigs two or three times a day. It is not 

 eafy to defcribe how voracioufly they ate them. I 

 know no food they are equally fond of. Even the 

 hogs that are fatting would often leave their peafe 

 and barley-meal, to feed on the leaves of the Mangel 

 Wurzel. The cows alfo ate them with an exceed- 

 ing good appetite, and were certainly very defirous 

 of them. After harveft the weaned calves were 

 turned into the field, at one end of which they 

 grew, they foon found them out, feafted delicioufly 

 upon them, and were manifeftly improved by them. 



During 



