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state, turned out very good, both in quantity and 

 quality inferior to none of my other growth (which 

 was upwards of 80 acres) ; the product full five 

 quarters per acre, sown the 12th of May. 



" Eight milch cows have been fed with these 

 roots for this month past ; and are very fond of 

 them ; and I have found great savings in my hay 

 since they began them. Both the milk and but- 

 ter proved very good, and a considerable increase 

 in both kinds. 



" I also find that hogs and pigs like them ex- 

 tremely well. Sows give plenty of milk when fed 

 with these roots. 



" Upon the whole, it is very certain that they 

 are found to be of the greatest utility. 



" Nothing, that I can find out, is more bene- 

 ficial to the land-holder, for spring-foody especially 

 in hard weather, and times of distress, such as we 

 have of late very severely felt. This consideration 

 only, ought to encourage all concerned in raising 

 them, were there no other motive whatsoever. But 

 that is not the case ; for I find that besides this 

 great food, of giving plenty in time of need, there 

 is another benefit annexed to it, viz. the improving 

 land for the ensuing crop, when these roots are 

 spent with sheep where they grow. These are cir- 

 cumstances of the greatest merit in agriculture, 

 especially to those who have them in possession. 



" These roots are proof against, frost ; whereas 

 turnips have been but of little service in general 

 this spring, the frost having destroyed many of 



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