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" name of rape or cole feed, is much cultivated in the ifle of Ely, 

 " and fome other parts of England, for its feed, from which the 

 " rape oil is drawn : and it hath alfo been cultivated of late years, 

 " in other places, for feeding of cattle, to great advantage.— The 

 " cole feed, when cultivated for feeding of cattle, fhould be fown 

 " about the middle of June, The ground for this (hould be pre- 

 " pared in the fame manner as for turneps. The quantity of feeds 

 " for an acre of land, is from fix to eight pounds, and as the price 

 " of the feeds is not great, fo it is better to allow eight pounds; for 

 *' if the plants are too clofevin any part, they may be eaiily thinned 

 " when the ground is hoed. When the plants have put out fix 

 " leaves, they will be fit to hoe; which mufh be performed in 

 " the fame manner as is pratlifed for turneps. 



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Of the common culture of Turneps. 



^HIS root is nov/ cultivated more for feeding and fattening of 

 cattle, and particularly flieep, than for the food of men. 



It is fown in difl:erent feafons of the year, but chiefly at the end 

 of June, during all July, and in the beginning of Augufl; taking 

 advantage of every rain that falls during this time ; for that is ne- 

 cefi*ary to make the feed fprout. 



It is fown in land that has been well dunged and thoroughly 

 plowed. The feed is fown by hand, as equally as poffible, and co- 

 vered with the harrow, about an inch deep; for if it were covered 

 deeper, there would be danger of its not rifing. 



When the turneps appear above ground, the farmer examines 

 where they have failed, in order to fow frefh feed, which he covers 

 with the rake. When the turneps are about the bignefs of a finger's 

 end, they are carefully hoed, to keep them from weeds which would 

 hurt them greatly, and to thin the plants where they are too thick : 

 for a few large turneps are more profitable than a greater number 

 of fmall ones. 



Thefe plants require fcarce any other culture : only they muft be 

 fiielter'd from all kinds of cattle, and efpecially hogs, who would 

 foon turn xip the whole field in fearch of thefe roots, which they are 

 very fond of. 



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