32 RAPE. 7,. 



This work is generally done by women, 

 \vho put in the plants with dibbles. 



Plants thus removed feldorh fail to take 

 loot ; but they ripen fomewhat later than the 

 unmoved plants. Neverthelefs, the practice 

 is highly eligible. 



The time of tranfplanting, October. 



If the whole, or a principal part of a land, 

 or a large patch, happen to mifs, the 

 PLOW is fometimes ufed in tranfplanting. 



In this cafe the plants are laid, or placed 

 in a leaning pofture, by women, in every fe- 

 cond furrow, about a foot apart in the fur- 

 rows. The roots are of courfe covered with 

 the next plit ; and a fecond plit being added, 

 another row of plants are laid againfl it. 

 The diftance, therefore, is about eighteen 

 or twenty inches by twelve, which, upon 

 good land, is found to be fufficiently near. 



The expence of tranfplanting rape in this 

 manner has been found, on accurate obferva- 

 tion, to be about four {hillings an acre : 

 namely, eight women, at fixpence a day 

 each. : 



This 



