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122. to the plants which were left ; which fupport- 

 TURNEP ing them until the young plants got up, they 



MILLARS. returned and prefently eat up the fecond crop. 



Some few men are hardy epough to let the 

 tfalks and fibres remain Handing ; hoping that 

 they will {hoot again ; and that they may by 

 this means fave their crops, as well as the trou- 

 ble and expence of refowing. 



AUGUST 15. In my rides to Wroxham, 

 Baftwick, Staninghall, and Norwich, thisweek, 

 I find that fome hundred acres of turneps have 

 been fayed by DUCKS. 



Mr. Samuel Barber had, at one time, upon 

 his farms, at Staninghall and Woodbaftwick, 

 near four hundred ducks at work : and, thro* 

 their induflry, has faved a principal part of 

 his crop: had he begun to employ them 

 fooner, he believes he mould have faved the 

 whole. 



The different detachments (fome of them 

 near one hundred flrong) were kept by a boy 

 or girl. They were regularly driven to water, 

 and reded three or four times a day : but had 

 no corn nor any other food given them. After 

 having drank, they would difgorge the caterpil- 

 lars in great abundance ; Ib that they foon fell 

 to again witk frelh appetites. 



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