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Of thefe the ruta-baga, or Swedifli turnip, 

 feems at prefent to be leaft generally known, 

 tho* with an undoubted profpeft of foon be- 

 coming not only wr// known, but very highly 

 efteemed for its produ6live growth, its nutri- 

 tion, and its hardinefs. The feed has hi- 

 therto been dear, but may foon be expefted 

 much cheaper. And it will be patriotick in 

 gentlemen, and farmers in general, to fave as 

 much as they conveniently can for fale the 

 next feafon. 



Of the potatoe, that common but inva- 

 luable root, much remains to be confi- 

 dered and proved. Its value to the poor of 

 this countiy was largely anticipated, by that 

 late eminent and worthy man Dr. John 

 FoTHERGiLL; he caufcd large plantations to 

 be made near London, with a view of afcer- 

 taining, and rendering more confpicuous, the 

 vaft importance of this formerly humble 

 article. It was not then, or till of late years, 

 fuppofed by praftical farmers in general, that 

 it would foon become an article of immenfe 

 confequence in field culture, both with a view 



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