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if it is extremely fertile, or fall of dung, the 

 growth of the turnips will be forced ; so much ac- 

 celerated, that they will presently grow out of the 

 power of the fly. I have oftenecl remarked in fields 

 partly dunged, that those lands which received no 

 manure, have been totally eaten up, while the 

 dunged parts have escaped. Without manure, the 

 growth is so slow, that the enemy has many op- 

 portunities to attack the plant. 



When a crop is totally destroyed, the farmers 

 plough or scuffle and sow again, which should ne- 

 ver be omitted, if you have time. Probably you 

 may do this, and yet get in your crop in June, 

 which will be a fortunate circumstance attending a 

 first early sowing. 



The directions here given for sowing turnips 

 throughout the month of June, are for those put 

 in before the 2Oth, chiefly applicable for such as are 

 to be used before Christmas ; for early sown crops 

 are much more liable to the mildew than such as 

 are sown later. 



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TURNIPS IN THE NORTHUMBERLAND METHOD. 

 Upon this most interesting subject, the cultiva- 

 tor of 500 acres annually, shall speak to our young 

 husbandman. Mr. Culky says, " The land being: 

 made very fine, prepared, &c. -as in the broad-cast 

 method, the ploughman (where it is thought most 

 proper to begin) sets up three sticks or poles in a 

 right line ; by having his horses yoked double, and 

 driven by himself with cords, he sees these poles 



between 



