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tried, but I had the information from an 

 ingenious gentleman of veracity. 



IT is well known by every perfon that 

 has given turnips to their milk-cows, 

 that they give the butter ib ftrong a tafte, 

 that in a few days it is hardly eatable, 

 even by thofe whofe tafte is not very nice. 

 In markets it is generally the firfr. queftion, 

 Is it turnip-butter ? and if it is, no gentry 

 will purchafe it, and it is always fold 

 cheaper. If feeding milk-cows with clean 

 cabbages will remedy this, it will be an 

 acquifition to the public, and a very great 

 advantage to the farmer. 



CABBAGES will thrive in all foils except 

 in poor gravel, which is a great advantage 

 tp the farmer, as gravelly grounds are fit- 

 for turnips. 



JN the ftrongefr. clays cabbages may be 

 brought to great perfection ; and as that 

 is not a foil fit for turnips, there they mult 

 be a great improvement ; for if mod of the 



farm 



