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tain it is, however, that the perpendicular growth 

 of thefe roots was from eighteen to twenty inches; 

 whereas thofe that were planted in the fpring on 

 the fame foil, much out of condition, very foul, 

 and but once dug, had ftruck only about three 

 inches deep at mod. Here then we have ocular 

 demonliration of the furprifing effeds which break- 

 ing, dividing, and pulverizing the foil, can pro- 

 duce, if done effeftually, and in proper feafon. 

 How amazingly great mud be the luxuriance of a 

 plant whole root is twenty inches long, and full of 

 fibres the whole length, if compared with one of 

 the fame kind whofc root is only three inches long, 

 and proportionably fmall! 



Another plot of the fame field I planted with 

 egg peafc; they came up well, but when a few 

 inches high, were ftruck with the Wight, and de- 

 voured by infers down to the ground, I began to 

 dig them up, in order to plant fomething elfe in 

 their room; but obferving the roots had begun to 

 put out frefli Ihoots, I took the man off digging, 

 and fet him to hoeing the intervals very deep. 

 They foon ftiewed the good effects of this opera- 

 tion, they fliot up vigoroufly, and produced not a 

 large crop mdeed, but very fine large peafe. When 

 they were nearly fpent, I had the ground well dug 

 again, and planted fome hundreds of cabbage 



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