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October ; and there was no visible difference in 

 the two parts, whether as to the vigourousness 

 of the plants or the bulk of the turnips. They 

 were sown broad-cast, and stood unevenly upon 

 the ground. They were harvested a month ago 

 (it is now 26 November), which was a month too 

 early. They would have been a third, at 

 least, more in bulk, and much better in quality, 

 if they had remained in the ground until now. 

 The piece was 70 paces long and 7 paces 

 wide; and, the reader will find, that, as the 

 piece produced forty bushels, this was at the 

 rate of four hundred bushels to the acre. 



198. What quantity of earth ashes were 

 spread on this piece it is impossible to ascer 

 tain with precision; but, I shall suppose the 

 quantity to have been very large indeed in pro 

 portion to the surface of the land. Let it be 

 four times the quantity of the soaper's ashes. 

 StilJ, the one was made upon the spot, at, 

 perhaps, a tenth part of the cost of the other ; 

 and, as such ashes can be made upon any 

 farm, there can be no reason for not trying the 

 thing, at any rate, and which trying may be 

 effected upon so small a scale as not to exceed 

 in expence a half of a dollar. I presume, that 

 many farmers will try this method of obtaining 

 manure; and, therefore, I will describe how 

 the burning is effected. 



