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much condemned by some planters, and equally 

 approved by others. From some experiments 

 carefully made, the- result of which I am well ac- 

 quainted with, it appeared that these contradictory 

 opinions might both be just, when founded on va- 

 riations in practice. When the soil is sandy, or in 

 a very light pulverized, or highly manured state, 

 and every other requisite for success beneficially 

 secured, these scooped cuttings succeeded just as 

 well as larger sets ; but when the soil was more 

 stiff, unfavourable, in worse tilth, or not equally 

 manured, or the sets ploughed in, under circum- 

 stances not very favourable, then the larger cuttings 

 had a considerable superiority. The propriety, 

 therefore, on any future occasion, of having re- 

 course to this expedient, will depend on the stato 

 of the land, the soil, the manuring, &c. If the 

 cutting be done by the bushel, 2d. is a fair price, 

 where women's labour is 8d. a day. 

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They are endless, and fresh sorts coming every 

 day into notice, till they give way to others in suc- 

 cession. It would be easy to name many sorts, 

 but quite useless. The ox-noble was, for some 

 years, the most productive for cattle and hogs, 

 but I have known it to decline of late. It is, 

 however, still preferable for largeness of product. 

 The early Scot gives two crops a year for the table, 

 but deserves no attention from the farmer for live- 

 stock. 



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