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gravelly foil is the beft kind for turnips, 

 in which they mould be fown broad caft, 

 and never in drills ; for the ground being 

 naturally dry, if thrown up in ridges it 

 becomes fo light, that if the feafon fhould 

 prove very dry there will be little profpect 

 of a fuccefsful crop. The more the 

 ground is worked, and the finer it is made, 

 the moifter it will be, although plowed 

 when very dry, and a great drought 

 follows. 



DUNG laid on light ground for turnips 

 mould be fo rotten, that it will fpread like 

 afhes. The beft method to low fuchv 

 ground is to harrow it firft, then plow it, 

 and fpread the dung as you would lime or 

 afhes : this done, give the whole a triple 

 harrow, which muft be very heavy, 

 to incorporate the dung properly with the 

 mould. Sow the feed, and give the 

 ground a fmgle turn with a light harrow, 

 drawn with fmall thorns, to prevent the 

 harrow making drills, leaving a fmooth 

 lurface. If the weather is hot and dry, 



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