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CHAP. VI. 



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SWEDISH TURNIPS. 



225. UPON this subject 1 have no great deal 

 to add to what was said in Part I. Chap. II. 

 There are a few things, however, that I omitted 

 to mention, which I will mention here. 



226. I sow my seed by hand. All machinery 

 is imperfect for this purpose. The wheel of the 

 drill meets with a sudden check; it jumps; 

 the holes are stopped ; a clogging or an impro 

 per impelling takes place ; a gap is produced, 

 and it can never be put to rights; and, after 

 all, the sowing upon four feet ridges is very 

 nearly as quickly performed by hand. I make 

 the drills, or channels, to sow the seed in by 

 means of a light roller, which is drawn by a 

 horse, which rolls two ridges at a time, and 

 which has two markers following the roller, 

 making a drill upon the top of each ridge. 

 This saves time ; but, if the hand do the whole, 

 a man will draw the drills, sow the seed, and 

 cover an acre in a day with ease. 



227. The only mischief in this case, is, that 

 of sowing too thick; and this arises from the 



