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&c. from the depredations of thofe who, without prin- 

 ciple or induftry, are continually on the alert to take 

 advantage of their more diligent neighbours; but, if 

 any thing like a general attention to this branch of 

 hufbandry could be brought about, it would do more 

 than divide the lofs; it would interefl more perfons in 

 their prefervation, and in the end put a total flop to 

 the plunder. 



Turnips have been partially cultivated for many 

 years, but nothing like a general cultivation has yet 

 taken place. It would be ufelefs, then, to expatiate on 

 the utility of a vegetable, the valuable qualities of 

 which are fo univerfally known; it is fufficient to fay, 

 that they have anfwered the expectation of every per- 

 fon, ,who has tried them. The mode, in which they 

 feem to fucceed beft, as we have not expert hoers in 

 this country, is in drills of two feet afunder, the dung 

 juft covered, the feed fown by a drill barrow, and im- 

 mediately rolled ; the culture, whilft growing, a com- 

 plete horfe hoeing, the weeds between the plants being 

 pulled by hand, the ground, of courfe, made as fine 

 before the fowing as poffible. In this method crops 

 of turnips are every year raifed in the park at Hills- 

 borough, equal to any, I jfhall venture to fay, in Eng- 

 land. If the ground is not completely hoed by hand, 

 or in the drills, the work is but half done. The tan- 

 kand or Norfolk turnip is a very great producer, but 

 P 2 growing 



