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shone. This would introduce into general practice the turnip 

 husbandry of the eastern districts, with all its concomitant ad- 

 vantages. 



The soil, and climate of the county of Somerset, is peculiarly 

 well adapted to the cultivation of this root, and were the pasture 

 lands less rich, and productive, necessity would oblige the farmer 

 to have recourse to this root for winter subsistence. At present 

 the. quantity of land devoted to this purpose is trifling indeed, and 

 in most instances the hoe is never used, nor are they consumed 

 with any degree of ceconomy. 



Though the rent of the land in the elevated parts of this county 

 may be considered high, there are advantages which more than 

 compensate ; these are its rich and productive quality in all seasons, 

 the facility with which it may be ploughed, the easy access to marl, 

 limestone and coal, goodness of roads, vicinity to markets; and, 

 lastly, the high price of produce. The last mentioned advantage, 

 is alone sufficient, to induce a residence, for it frequently happens 

 that corn sells twenty per cent, dearer here, than it does in the 

 eastern counties. 



6th. Improve the stock by a judicious selection of males and females for 

 breeding ; and be particularly careful to choose a male handsome in 

 those points, wherein the female may be deficient. 



In this department of husbandry, the farmers of Somerset are 

 very inattentive, though they all acknowledge, that the proper 

 stocking of a farm is of the highest importance. 



In confirmation of this, I need only inform my readers, that few 

 instances can be produced of a bull being sold for more than fifteeH 

 pounds, or a ram for more than five pounds. As to stallions there 

 are but few bred : the mares are served by horses brought every 

 spring from the northern counties, and without this cross, the breed 

 would be contemptible indeed. 



It is not within the compass of my undertaking to enter upon 

 this article at large ; suffice it to say, that it is a thing of great 

 consequence to the husbandman, and the only caution to be observed, 



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