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in the middle of these fattened ridges, the Seed 13 

 deposited by one or two drill machines tied to the 

 roller by a rope six or seven feet long, at which 

 distance they follow the roller and each machine, 

 guided by a man : when finished the work appears 

 in this form : 



ssssssss 

 d d d d 



where s represents the seed, and d the dung di- 

 rectly under it. The roller is drawn by one horse, 

 driven by a boy. Setting up the one-bout ridges, 

 and covering in the dung, are performed by a 

 common swing- plough. The drill-machines are of 

 various constructions j we generally sow about lib. 

 of seed to an acre, as it is better to have an abun- 

 dance of plants, for fear of accidents. 



" When the plants have got four leaves we begin 

 to hoe, and leave the plants at only eight or nine 

 inches distance in the rows : as they have so much 

 room sideways, or from row to row, the hoers go 

 sideways and pull the surplus plants, weeds, &c. into 

 the hollow or space between drill and drill, and the 

 turnip-plants are left as regular as if they had been 

 planted with the greatest care and exactness : the 

 hoeing is performed by women and children, and 

 costs about 4s. per acre for two hoeings. 



If the drills be made in the same direction the 

 ridges lie, at the next ploughing for corn, the sur- 

 face 



