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proach nearer to the turneps without fear of hurting them, or of force-- 

 ing them out of the earth. 5. When a farmer has a great quantity of 

 turneps to hoe, they are fooner fuppUed by this culture, than they 

 poflibly could if all the alleys were to be hoed. . 



While the turneps are young, a furrow mufl not be left open near 

 them J becaufe the earth about them would become too dry : but 

 there is no danger of this in the autumn, when they are grownflrong 

 and the earth is moift. M. Duhamel does not think it advifeablc 

 neither to leave a furrow open near them during the winter, becaufe 

 they would be in greater danger of being hurt by the froft. 



One alternate hoeing, or, which is the fime thing, two half hoe - 

 ings will be fufficient when the turneps arc fown late. But when 

 they are fown early, and many weeds grow, one hoeing will not be 

 enough. ^ — 



By means of this culture, M. Duhamel has feen turneps which 

 weighed from fixteen ta nineteen pounds i " and we may depend, 

 ■" lays he, upon their weighing one with another twelve pounds 

 *♦ apiece in a good foil, which is after the rate of 576 pounds weight 

 " of turneps on a fquare perch of 24 feet, and near (ixty thoufand 

 *' weight upon an arpent. If, in a fquare of 24 feet, which is the great 

 " perch, turneps are planted in rows fix feet afunder, there will be 

 " four rows, containing each 24 turneps, in all 96, weighing 1152 

 *' pounds; confequently the arpent will yield 1 15200 weight of.^yfr? 

 *' neps." p 



The chief ufe of turneps is, to feed cattle in the winter and fpring, 

 till there is a fufficiency of grafs for their paflure; and as they are 

 pulled up only as they ai-e wanted, they take up the ground which 

 fliould be fown with wheat, and fometimes even when it fhould be 

 fowed with fpring corn. In the new hulbandry, they are no hind- 

 rance to fowing; for as the alleys are in good tilth, three rows of 

 corn may be fown {even inches afunder between the rows of turneps j 

 and when the turneps are pulled, the ground they grow on is hoed, 

 and becomes the alleys between the beds of corn. 



It is well known that oxen and cows are very fond of this food, 

 which fattens them, and increafes the milk of cows. Sheep too eat 

 it readily, and thrive upon it*,when they have been,ufed to it early ; 

 but they do not relifh it when it has not been offered them till they 

 aregrownold: however,if they are kept fafling two or three days, moil 



* Parilcy corneals the inconveniences which may arife t'ro.n the too great moifture 

 and coldnefs of the turueps, and therefore muft be of lingular ufe in wet low paftures. 

 See p. 31 S. 

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