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when wet, as the plants. put in under fuch circum. 
ftances never thrive. . When the plants have taken 
firm roat, and the weeds begin to appear, let a fur- 
row be {truck from.each fide of the,ridges, with a 
plough narrow at the tail, and the ground not moved 
by the plough be hand-hoed. | When, the weeds 
are perfectly withered, before the. plants are too 
large, let the furrow. be' returned) to,itsiplace, taking 
care not to throw,the earth over the -hearts/of. the 
plants... This operation may be performed more 
than once,-if found neceffary. ) 
The beft, time for feeding off the crop’ is fone she 
middle-of March to the lateft poffible time the land 
can be fpared. .The.fprouts may, be cut off even 
when, in bloffom, and left to wither for the fheep or 
cows, and the bulbs. cut and. carried to a barn.or 
fhed, where they may be. preferved for.a long time. 
When a little. withered, they are very, good. for 
horfes, being highly nutritious, and, free from acid 
juices... If fown early,, they might be fed off late in 
the autumn; but, perhaps, not fo) profitably as in 
the fpring. They fhould be hurdled off for fheep, 
as.common turnips... It feldom happens that. hay. 
need be given with them, even to fat theep, which 
have always been found to thrive more and fafter 
upon them, than upon any other food whatever, 
except'corm. ...j, 
THOMAS BROUGHTON. 
iedland-Parsonage, ** *** 1797. 
ART. 
