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(hallow as pofTible, turning the aflies in ; and the 

 feed fliould be fown the beginning of April. 



The land intended for the plantation Ihould be 

 cultivated and dunged as for the common turnip. 

 About Midfummer, (or fooner if the weather will 

 permit) will be a proper time for planting, which 

 is beft done in the following manner: the land to 

 be thrown into one-hout ridges, upon the tops of 

 which the plants are to be fet, at about eighteen 

 inches diftance from each other. As foon as the 

 weeds rife, I give a hand-hoeing, afterwards run 

 my plough in the intervals, and fetch a furrow 

 from each ridge, which, after laying a fortnight or 

 three weeks, is again thrown back to the ridges ; 

 if the weeds rife again, I think it neceflary to give 

 them another hand-hoeing. 



N. B. If the young plants in the feed-bed 

 fliould be attacked by the fly, fow wood-aflies over 

 them when the dew is on, which will efFedlually 

 prevent the ravages they would otherwife make. 



On the Six-Field Syjlem. 



As I have tried different fyflems of agriculture, 



and found the following method befl adpated to 



our poor lands, I have taken the liberty to prefent 



you with an account of it. 



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