451 AUGUST. 



crop of cabbages : the earth thrown into a ridge, 

 in the middle of each interval, by the first, should 

 now be split by the double mould-board plough, 

 and thrown half to one row, and half to the other: 

 this earth, which has been some time exposed to 

 the weather, will be in fine order for the young 

 fibres of roots to spread in ; nor should it be stirred 

 by the succeeding operations ; for the cabbage 

 is a plant of such a luxuriant growth, that the 

 roots have power to follow the well pulverized land 

 thus thrown up ; and the cabbages will certainly be 

 of a size proportioned to the quantity of food the 

 roots command. Care should also be taken to 

 keep the tops of the ridges perfectly clean from 

 weeds by the hand -hoe : none should be suffered 

 to grow ; for on this part of the management much 

 depends. 



SOW CABBAGE-SEED. 



This is the season of sowing for those crops that 

 are transplanted in April. Plough a piece of well- 

 fallowed land until it is as fine as a garden ; then 

 manure it amply with very rotten dung, and turn- 

 ing it in, harrow in the seed ; a pound of seed to 

 ^yery three acres of the intended crop. 



But a preparation superior to ploughing and 

 dunging, is that of paring and burning a thin coat 

 for plenty of ashes, and adding a thin dressing of 

 very rotten dung ; turn them in together, and roll 

 in the seed and bush-harrow. The plants thus 

 escape the fly aud slug. 



Having 



