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plough, because it affords a greater depth of loose earth 

 than the double mou'd board plough would produce. 

 In these furrows, the manure, which should be in a 

 rotten state, is deposited, after the rate of six cubic 

 yards to an acre. 



The ridges are then split by the plough going and 

 returning the same way as before mentioned, leaving 

 the manure immediately under the middle of the new 

 ridges. A light roller is then passed along the ridges, 

 in the middle of which the seed is dibbled, so that the 

 plants may receive all the benefit which can be derived 

 from the m.anure. 



The seed is deposited about an inch deep, whilst the 

 moisture is fresh in the earth, and covered by drawing 

 a garden rake along the rows. 



After this, the light roller is again passed along the 

 ridges, and the work is finished. 



When the plants are about the size of a radish, they 

 are hoed with a turnip hoe, leaving the plants in the 

 rows about twelve inches apart. If any of the seeds 

 fail, and there happen not to be an even crop, the roots, 

 where they are too thick, are drawn out before the 

 hoeing takes place, and transplanted, to fill up the va- 

 cant places, and insure a full crop, which is always 

 certain, inasmuch as 99 plants out of 100, thrive and 

 do well. In transplanting, care is necessary to pre- 

 vent the point of the root from turning upwards. 



The weeds, whilst the plants are young, are kept 

 hoed, but after the head of the plant has once spread, 

 no weed can live underneath its shade, and the expense 

 of hoeino: afterwards is very trifling indeed. 



