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been called into ufe, has, for the moft part, as regti- 
larly been thrown afide and neglected. Some alfo, 
who, with the beft intentions, have given dire@ions 
for its culture, have therein unknowingly, contri- 
buted greatly to its difgrace, and to the prevention 
of fo valuable an acquifition having been generally 
made, and converted to its moft appropriate ufe and 
purpofe. From trials made on fertile or certain 
local foils, favourable in their genius to the growth 
of this vegetable, it has been announced in feveral 
publications, that the expence of tranfplanting it 
from a feed bed may be faved; and that its feeds, 
committed by the broad-caft method of culture, will 
fucceed quite as well. Thefe directions, very unfor- 
tunately involving a two-fold fpecies of error, have 
induced many, through a miftaken parfimony, to 
adopt the mode; and having therein altogether 
failed, they have fet afide the plant as totally ufelefs,. 
and undeferving of further trial. The writer of this 
(fuperintending himfelf the operation) has frequently 
had the plants removed from the feed-bed, and fet 
growing in the field, at the expence of 2s. or 2s. 6d. 
an acre, and afterwards let the hoeing, the ridges 
only, at 3s. more; which together is the cuftomary 
price given for hoeing an acre of turnips; and with 
tegard to the additional culture given by the plough, 
not including the benefit derived to the incumbent 
- €rop, its expence may very impartially, and with great 
propriety, be pofted to the account of the fubfequent 
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