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of the. goodness is carried away by the sun. It 

 should be taken in full fermentation from the heap, 

 and turned direc'tly in, so as to ferment under the 

 moulds, which will ensure a great crop. If the 

 farm employs many teams, it will be proper to pro- 

 portion them, so as to let the manuring, plough- 

 ing, and harrowing, be constantly going on, with- 

 out interruption. As to the seed, observe well to 

 sow the great round Norfolk white turnip, that lies 

 above ground, and holds to it only by a tap-root, 

 It grows larger than any other, and has the excel- 

 lent quality of being used in winter with much 

 greater ease than those sorts which root quite under 

 ground, and are consequently not to be got at in 

 frost. Sow about a quart an acre : less than a pint 

 is sufficient, perhaps half a pint, if they all grow, 

 and escape the fly ; but I have seen many thin- 

 sown pieces eaten up, when the thick-sown ones 

 have suffered much, and yet enough escaped for a 

 crop. 



In extreme dry seasons, much seed will not ve- 

 getate ; but such instances are rare : the most 

 common misfortune is the fly, which eats them off 

 before they gain the rough leaf. Many remedies 

 have been proposed for this evil ; but none that are 

 effectual . Steeps for the seed are mere quackery. 

 Strewing soot over the plants, as soon as attacked, 

 will very often save them, but the remedy is expen- 

 sive ; because, on numerous soils at this season, 

 the soot will be of little service as a manure. The 

 very best dependence is on the richness of the soil : 



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