344 JUNE. 



Every mrm who is, or can be in the habit of this 

 husbandry of paring and burning, should determine 

 to sow turnips (or coleseed) on all the land that 

 nrcay have been pared and burnt after potatoc- 

 planting : many farmers are not at all solicitous 

 upon this point, because they are so very eager 

 to sow white corn -wherever it is possible to do it 

 with an v expectation of a crop : they put in oats 

 on all early pared : and wheat on all that is done 

 afterwards ; but the practice is erroneous, nor can 

 I see the gain by it ; for as to two crops of white 

 corn, it is absolutely to be prohibited : and as to 

 three or four, such management is that of a bar- 

 barian : it arises from such execrable conduct, that 

 there are many landlords prejudiced against this 

 excellent husbandry. If oats or wheat nre taken 

 for the first crop, turnips or cole must be the 

 second ; therefore, it is not easy to understand 

 what the motive can be. 



TURNIPS ON OLD GRASS. 

 Where a man is not allowed to pare and burn, 

 or cannot do it for some other reason, he should 

 be reminded that this crop succeeds well when 

 sown on one earth of old turf; but it should be 

 ploughed with a skim-coulter ; then well worked, 

 but shallow, with the scarifier, and the seed har- 

 rowed in. I have seen very good crops thus 

 gained ; and have had them myself, even without 

 scarifying. This is much better husbandry than 

 putting in oats first, which should follow the turnips. 



TURNIPS 



