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operation was performed from the middle 

 of March "to the beginning of April. The 

 rows were three feet afunder, and two feet 

 from plant to plant, horfe-hoed and hand- 

 hoed as the weeds arofe. This crop turned 

 out but fmall in fize, but was of excellent 

 ufe for feeding the cows -, they were giveri 

 with fome hay t(5 the milch ones, the leaves 

 Gripped off. The butter and milk both 

 exceedingly good, and finely flavoured. 



In 1767, the fame field was again plants 

 ed with them ; the management, in all 

 refpeds, as before ; the crop little better j 

 but applied to the fame ufe, and with 

 equal fuccefs. 



In 1768 four acres were planted, after 

 oats; the foil, a rich loamy clay: The 

 ilubble was ploughed in, and then the 

 field dunged; after which it was plough-? 

 ed twice more, and planted, as in the 

 other experiments. Part of the feed 

 was fown before winter, and part in the 

 fpring : The cabbages from the former 

 proved much the largefl. Many weighed 

 30, 31, 32, and 33 : lb, the average about 

 i'-^ lb. a cabbage. 



Mr. Dickjon, upon the whole, com- 

 mends greatly the culture of this moil ufe- 



