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but in others, dicrging is necessary to produce a fine and 

 full crop. If any body will have a piece of fine cab- 

 bages, and will dig between the rows of one-half of 

 them, twice during their growth, and let the other half 

 of the piece have nothing but a flat-hoeing, that person 

 will find that the half which has been digged between, 

 will, when the crop is ripe, weigh nearly, if not quite, 

 twice as much as the other half. 



It may appear, that to dig thus among growing 

 plants, is to cut ofif or tear oflT their roots, of which the 

 ground is full. This is really the case, and this does 

 great good ; for the roots, thus cut asunder, shoot again 

 from the plant side, find new food, and send instantly 

 fresh vigor to the plant. ^ 



