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quite clofe to the ftem by a hoe. It will 

 be the middle or latter end of July before 

 it will be neceffary to draw the furrows 

 and earth up the fpring plants. 



WHEN cabbages are planted in a fine 

 light fandy foil that is of a good depth, 

 if the ground is kept clean, and the 

 cabbages cleared off* by Candlemas, the 

 ground may be put in good order to pro- 

 duce a fine crop of carrots. 



WHEN carrots are intended after cab- 

 bages, the cabbages ihould be pulled up 

 by the roots, for 1 their roots would be very 

 troublefome in the carrot ground. The 

 ground mould be plowed as deep as poffi- 

 ble and lay rough. 



THE feed for winter plants mould be 

 fown at two different times, for there is 

 often three weeks difference, or more, in 

 the feafon. The firft lowing fhould be 

 about the latter end of July, and the 

 fecond about the i8th of Auguft. 



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