Cuttivati&n of Arabic Land. Rape or Cole Time and Method of fowing. \ y I 



for animals, a larger proportion of feed may, however, be neceflary than where the 

 obtaining of feed is the chief object of the cultivator. 



Time and Method of Sowing. This fort of crop is fown at different times accord 

 ing to the different methods of its application : when intended as a Cheep feed, it 

 may be put in any time in June or July ; but if it be for feeJ, Augult is the proper 

 feafon. In the Flemilh method, according to Mr. Young, it is fown on a feed-bed 

 for being tranfplanted in October and November, being fet out on an oat (kibble 

 after one ploughing. The mod common practice here in putting this crop into 

 the ground is that of difperfing it in as reguhr a manner as poffible over the fur- 

 face of the ground by the hand, covering it by means of a bum or other light har 

 row. In (lead of this, it is, however, fometimes ploughed in when cultivated on 

 the more light and open kinds of foil, a larger proportion of feed being allowed,, 

 and the furrows made narrow with but little depth. In fuch cafes this has been 

 fuggeftcd as preferable to the former method.* 



The drill method has alfo been pradlifed with this crop, the feed beingdepofitcd 

 to the depth of one inch in rows on every other land, twelve inches afunder. The 

 fuperiority of this mode over that of the broadcaft appears confiderable in the ftate- 

 ments that have been made of it, as the land is capable of being kept clean with 

 lefs difficulty and expence.f 



It has been fuggefted likewife as a defirable method to fow the feed in beds, for 

 the purpofe of being afterwards tranfplanted into the field and fet out in the man 

 ner of cabbage-plants. Half a rood of land in this way would be fufficient to fur- 

 nim. plants for five or fix acres.- In this manner, as well as by pulling the plants 

 from the places where they may (land too clofe in the field, the vacancies that fre 

 quently occur in this fort of crop may be filled up, the work being performed by 

 dibbles.* And even the tranfplanting the whole crops by beginning at one fide of 

 the field, and proceeding gradually, from one land to another, till the whole is fi- 

 nifhed, would, it is believed, be highly advantageous ; as in this way the land would 

 be provided with the beft plants, and fuch as are of equal fize j and by their being 

 placed at regular diflances, the crops would ripen in a more equal manner, while 

 at the fame time free admiflion would be given to the hoe, and the intervals be 

 kept clean by narrow horfe-hoes,^ 



This bufinefs may be performed about the beginning of September or Odo*- 

 ber, according to circumftances. For this purpofe the plough is made ufe of&amp;gt;. 



* Kent s Hints. t Amos on Drill Husbandry. 



J Marfhallj in Rural Economy of Yorkfhiref ^ Ibid. 



