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Turnip, and the Swedes ; * the Tankard and White Nor- 

 folk have also been successfully raised for early consump- 

 tion by sheep. The Globes, and the Swedes, however, are 

 the most prevailing varieties. The latter may be managed 

 entirely like common turnips, but they require more ma- 

 nure, and stronger land, perhaps with a little clay in it. 

 They should be sown about the middle of May, under the 

 drill system. 



Some experiments have been tried by Mr Blaikie, a 

 native of Roxburghshire, who is now bailiff to the Earl of 

 Chesterfield, with the three first sorts. The globe turnip 

 produced the largest crop, but was the most tender ; the 

 yellow proved a fine crop, was more nutritious than the 

 globe, and stood the winter better; the Swedish turnips 

 maintained their superiority for hardiness ; and the yellow 

 Scotch was next, in regard to that very essential quality. 



The yellow Scotch field turnip, to a certain extent, may 

 be considered as a valuable acquisition, for the following 

 reasons : 1. It is more hardy than the globe, tankard, red 

 top, green top, or any variety of the Norfolk turnip. 

 2. It does not draw more nourishment from the ground 

 than any of those varieties, consequently does not require 

 that any extra preparation should be made for it. 3. It is 

 not so hardy as the Swedish, but has the advantage, in not 

 requiring so much manure ; does not exhaust the ground 

 so much, nor does it require to be sown so early by a 

 month : this gives time for cleaning and preparing the fal- 

 lows, which are too often but imperfectly cleaned when the 



I am informed that the Swedes were first introduced into Scotland 

 anno 1781-2, on the recommendation of Mr Knox, a native of East 

 Lothian, who had settled at Gottenburgh, whence he sent some of the 

 seeds to Dr Hamilton. 



