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and at the third hoeing, the turnips were Ibwn pro- 

 mifcuoufly among them. This was about Mid- 

 - fummer ; and from this time nothing has been done 

 in the field but drawing the beans, and carrying 

 them off the land. 



The crop was beheved to be confiderably above 

 twenty bulhcls per acre, which is much more than 

 were produced by any other method in our neigh- 

 bourhood the laft feafon. This account I had 

 before I went into the field; confequently, I did 

 notexpefl to fee any extraordinary crop of turnips, 

 where no trouble or expence (not even fo much as 

 to cover the feed) had been taken. However, I 

 was much miflaken, and therefore was dcfirous 

 of knowing the weight per acre. I accordingly 

 marked out a perch, which, after a clofe examina- 

 tion, I thought to be a fair fample of the field. 

 We had them drawn and weighed, the nett weight 

 was 521 lbs. which I calculate to be upwards of 37 



tons and 5 cvvt. per acre. 



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When you confider that here was no crop lofl", 

 no preparation, drefling, nor any expence what- 

 ever, (except that of the feed, and fowing it) you 

 will undoubtedly allow it to be a very profitable 

 crop; and that it muft be entirely owing to the 

 clcannefs of the ground by frequent hoeings. I 



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