Cultivation of Arabic Land, Par/hips Time and Metlied of Jawing, soy 



the whole, the moft eligible period. Where the foil is, however, in a proper fhite of 

 preparation, as there can be no apprehenfions of their being inconvenienced by the 

 growth of weeds, the former may be the mofl fafe and convenient feafon for the 

 purpofe. 



If the tranfplanting method be intended to be praclifed, which may perhapg- 

 fometimes be attempted where the land cannot be got into a fuitable ftate of 

 preparation for receiving the crops at the above period, but which does not in 

 general anfwer with tap-rooted plants, the parfnip feed fhould bcfown at the time 

 juft mentioned, upon fmall beds of good rich ground, rendered fine by repeated 

 digging and raking, either in the garden, or the field in which they are afterwards to- 

 be planted ; the feed in this cafe being fown thinly, and. the plants, where they 

 ftand too clofely together on coming up, thinned out to proper di (lance?,, in? 

 order that they may become ftrong at the time of tranfplanting in the fpring. 



The moft ufual method of fowing the parfnip feed is in broadcaft over the land, 

 being afterwards covered in by means of a light harrow. It is probable that 

 this fort of crop might be fown in rows, either by means of the drill machine, or 

 by having fmall furrows made in the land and fowing the feed over it in the 

 broadcaft method, afterwards lightly harrowing it into them.. In this mode, by 

 having the rows at fufficient diftances, the crops might be kept more clean and at 

 lefs expence than in the fimple broadcaft method.. 



In tranfplanting this fort of crop, great care fliould be taken to injure the roots; 

 of the plants as little as poflible in drawing them from the feed-beds. They are 

 then to be put into furrows made by the plough to the depth of five or fix inches*, 

 at the diftance of eight or ten inches from each other, the plants being regularlv, 

 difperfed along the rows for the purpofe. In performing this work, care fhould 

 be taken that the roots of the plants are not bent, and that the plants ftand upright, 

 their leaves being free from mould. After the earth has been brought about them,, 

 which fliould be done by perfons immediately following the planters for the 

 purpofe, the next row is to be put in in the fame manner,, at the diftance of 

 eighteen inches from the former, and the whole field finifhed in the fame way,. 

 The dibble is objected to in thefe cafes, on account of its rendering the ground hard,, 

 and improper for being penetrated by the tender fibres of the roots of the plants.* 

 This method of putting in parfnip crops is beft performed in the beginning of&quot; 

 April, if the ftate of the feafon will permit. 



In. diftddls where parfnips are much cultivated as a field crop, it is the commom 



* Bath Papers, 



