CULTIVATION OF 



and the ground light, it would be of con- 

 iiderable advantage to the turnips to roll 

 the ground a day or two after the fbwing. 

 If the ground is very ftrongj drilling will 

 be a more certain method for a good 

 crop than any other I know in practice. 

 When that is the cafe, the land mint be 

 plowed and harrowed frequently ; it mould 

 be harrowed after every plowing, but not 

 till juft before it is to be plowed again 5 

 for if it was to be harrowed foon after the 

 plowing, and much rain was to fall, if 

 would be ftiffer the next plowing than if 

 it had not been harrowed at all. 



IF the ground is very rough after the firft 

 plowing, which fhould always be per- 

 formed when the furface is dry, and a 

 week or two of fine dry weather mould 

 follow, and then a good deal of rain, the 

 day after, if it was well harrowed with a 

 heavy harrow, it would break the earth very 

 fine ; but it mutt be plowed immediately, 

 for if it was to rain much, it would be- 

 come a folid mafs, and it would be impoffible 

 to get it into order in proper time. 



