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and nutrition;— that the ftraw-yard is a moft con- 

 venient place of reception for the cow when freed 

 from the pail. Thefe and many other reafons may 

 be adduced, to {hew the propriety of walking ia 

 the middle path, and of judicioufly blending arable 

 with pafturcy in the proportion perhaps of three of 

 the latter to one of the former. 



Sir Thomas Beevor's letter is a treat, for which 

 I return you my moft cordial thanks. In him we 

 fee happily combined the polite gentleman and the 

 praflical farmer. His method of cultivating tur- 

 nip-rooted cabbages,! I havemyfelf pradtifed with 

 great fuccefs, and join with him in warmly recom- 

 mending it to the notice of all farmers. 



I am, &c. 



JOHN BILLINGSLEY. 



AJhivick-Grffve^ Nov. 14, 1784. 



Article XI. 



On the Culture of Carrots. 



[By John Kirby, efq; in a Letter to the Secretary.] 



T HAVE been favoured with your letter, enqui- 

 ■■- ring after the method adopted in this county for 

 the cultivation of carrots; and fliall think myfelf 



t See Article XVII. 



parti- 



