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turnip produced the largest crop, but was the most ten- 

 der ; the yellow proved a fine crop, was more nutritious 

 than the globe, and stood the winter better : the Swedish 

 turnips maintained their superiority for hardiness ; the 

 yellow Scotch was next in rotation in regard to that very 

 essential quality. 



The yellow Scotch field turnip may be considered as 

 a valuable acquisition, for the following reasons : i. It 

 is more hardy than the globe, decanter, tankard, red 

 top, green top, or any variety of the Norfolk turnip. 

 1. It does not draw more nourishment from the ground 

 than any of those varieties, consequently does not require 

 that any extra preparation should be made for it. 3. It 

 is not so hardy as the Swedish, but has the advantage, 

 in not requiring so much manure ; does not draw the 

 ground so much, nor does it require to be sown so early 

 by a month, which gives time for cleaning and preparing 

 the fallows, which are too often but imperfectly cleaned 

 when the Swedish are sown. 4. The yellow Scotch is 

 also a good table vegetable, being palatable, more nutri- 

 tious, and not so watery as the Norfolk varieties. 



When Swedish, yellow Scotch, and Norfolk turnips 

 were strewed indiscriminately over a field, and cattle and 

 sheep turned to them, the stock were observed to select 

 the yellow Scotch, after being nsed to them. 



It may be proper to add, that the yellow is by far the 

 best turnip for milch cows, and that they thrive much 

 better than the Swedes in light soils. 



In regard to the Swedes or rut a baga, they are of so 

 hard a nature, as to be very pernicious to the teeth of 

 stock, particularly the very young or the very old. 

 They require also rich land, or a great deal of manure. 

 They may be transplanted, but in that case do not come 

 to the same size as those which grow upon the spot 

 where they were originally raised. 



