Cultivation of Arable Land. Turnips Application of Crops of. 157 



In mott of the turnip dittridls in the northern parts of the ifland, when con 

 verted to the purpofe of rearing young (lock, they are generally confumed in the 

 draw-yards, when the farmers have the advantage of fuch conveniences; but in 

 other cafes, in the fame manner as above. 



Near large towns, where milk is a principal object, turnips may lilcewife often 

 be applied in the way of a rich fucculent food for milch cows,but in this mode of 

 ufmg them great care mould be taken that all the putrid and decayed leaves or 

 other parts of the turnips be removed, otherwife the milk may be liable to derive 

 an unpleafant flavour from them.* The offal produced by thefe means may 

 be made ufe of for the dry llock, and of courfe little or no lofs be futtained. 



Turnips have alfo been found to be capable of being applied in the feeding 

 of labouring horfes with much fuccefs ; as by their ufe the ufual quantity of corn 

 may be lefTencd in the proportion of nearly one-half, and the animals not only- 

 improve in condition, but perform their bufmefs with greater eafe and be lefs fub- 

 je&amp;lt;5l to complaints of the bowels than when fed in the ordinary way.-)- Where em 

 ployed in large proportions in this mode of application, as they are extremely 

 Succulent, it may be advantageous to have them prepared by means of fire, as by 

 fteaming, but in other cafes, where they are ufed in only a fmall quantity, they 

 may be given raw, after being diced or cut into fmall pieces by a machine con, 

 ftructed for the purpofe, a proper proportion of dry food being given at the fame 

 time. 



In the annexed plate, at Fig. i. is reprefehted an improved Turnip Sliccr t itu 

 vented by Mr. Martin of Clifton, Nottinghamftiire. 



A. Fig. 2. Plan of the trough, mowing the iron plate, &c. to receive the cut 

 ting-knives, with the conductors, a a, made of plate iron fattened with bolts, nut, 

 and fcrew, b b. 



B. Fig. 3. A fection of the machine, mowing the cutting-knives, &c. a a, edge 

 ways, which are fuppofed to be drawn down : b, the fpring with brafs wheels at 

 the end : c is for the purpofe of railing the knives with more eafe, and is kept in 

 its place by two fmall pieces of iron plate fattened ro the bottom of the knife-frame, 

 fo as to allow for the different lengths of the fpring according to its fituation : d t 

 an iron rod hooked into a fwivel in the knife-frame, and extending to the 

 treadle e. N. B. The treadle may only be ufed occasionally, when the handle 



* Correfted Agricultural Repoft of the County of Perth, p. 184. It is obfcrved in the fame work 

 that where fuch a tafte prevails, it may be completely removed by making ufo of a, very weak fol 

 tion of nitre in water. 



t Farmer s Magazme, vol. II. p. 24. 



