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another acre by its lide, drilled three feet afunder, 

 the lands being twice hand-hoed, and thinned, and 

 the alleys twice horfe-hoed ; both acres of land 

 being of equal goodnefs, and equally prepared.* 



At a future day, it may merit their confideration 

 to encourage, by fuitable premiums, the produc- 

 tion of the beft crops that can be got of both beans 

 and turnips, on the fame land the fame year. 



I fliould have taken notice of the advantages at- 

 tending a full crop of drilled turnips, fown about 

 Midfummer; which is, that they will be in the 

 ground time enough for two horfe-hoeings while in 

 the mod growing ftate, which will much enlarge 

 the crop for autumn feeding; for to any one, not 

 acquainted with the effects of horfe-hoeing, it will 

 be aflonilhing.f 



It will not be amifs to obferve, that although 

 nine inches was a proper diflance in my poor land, 



• We could liave no objeftion to fuch a trial; altliough we have not the 

 fcaft doubt but the weight per acre would be nearly double on the broadcaft 

 part, while the other would be increafed in expence by the two horfe-hoeings. 

 it would, in faft, be fallowing ha/f the land ; whicn turnips, as a meliorating 

 crop, by no means render neceflary. They are intended to fet afide all winter 

 fallows, and on land fuitable for them they </o it effeBually. 



-f- We perfeflly agree in our opinion with Mr. A. of the advantages o 

 horfe-hoeing heavy foils; but fuch foils fhould never be fown with turnips, 

 whofe tap-roots (by which they are principally nourished) are far below the 

 operation of the hoe in a proper foil, and cannot penetrate a clay. This is 

 proved by the fmallnefs of Mr. As crop. 



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