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Hart had September-sown mustard 3 ft. high in eight weeks. For 

 seed he sows earlier, and requires four months. Rape bown 

 in spring by Mr. W. Vigar, of Mount Pleasant, did well, but when 

 sowr in autumn by Mr. H. A. Giles it was destroyed by wet 

 weather. Mr. S. J. Stuckey, of Millicent (29.02) had skimmed off a 

 bit of the swamp lands, and burned it, thus giving potash to the sail, 

 and had heavy crops. From l to 2 acres he sold half a ton of seed 

 at 25 a ton. Mr. C. Faulkner, of Stansbury (17.26) had Broad- 

 leaf Mustard 4 ft. high, with which he feeds his cows ; and Mr. 

 Plummer, of Bowhill (11.50), thought every farmer ought to grow 

 it 



Both require a soil in very good heart; and in Europe dung 

 was formely given freely to the preceding crop. Fertilisers can. 

 of course, be used, but I cannot give quantities from experiments. 



TURNIPS (FOR FODDER). 



Mrs. C. Poss, in East Prussia, manured per morgen (^ acre), 

 with 2 cwt. of Thomas phosphate, 2 cwt. of kainit, and 1 cwt. o^ 

 nitrate of soda, at a cost of l/7/, and harvested 350 cwt. of turnips, 

 against 200 cwt. from an unmanured morgen. The net profit was 

 2/8/. J. Goebel, of Ernsthofen, produced from one ar (one-fortieth 

 of an acre), without manure, 386 Ib. of turnips, or 153 cwt. per 

 acre. When manured per ar with 12 Ib. of Thomas phosphate. 

 24 Ib. of kainit, and 12 Ib. of nitrate of soda, or per acre with 

 480 Ib., 960 Ib., and 430 Ib. respectively, he harvested 1,338 IK 

 per ar, or 534 cwt. per acre at a net profit of 4/15/6 per morgen, 

 or about 8 per acre. (See plates IX. and IXA.) 



PLATK IX. 



Turnips on very poor clay. Joh Goebel, of Ernsthofen. 

 Without Manure. Produce from 4 perches, 386 Ibs. 



