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This expedient leads to an operation which 

 would, in my opinion, be a valuable IM- 

 PROVEMENT IN THE CULTURE OF RAPE. 



The great objection to this crop, and that 

 xvhich deters many judicious men from cul- 

 tivating it, is the length of time it occupies 

 the foil; Being fown in July or Auguft, the 

 whole tribe of biennial weeds have time to 

 eftablifli themfelves before winter ; and not 

 being reaped until July or Auguft follow- 

 ing, they have time to mature and fhed their 

 feed, 



The grafies; and (Irong-rooted weeds of 

 every kind, likewife gain in that time a degree 

 of poflefllon which is difficult to be fet afide. 

 The foil, too, gets out of tilth, by lying fo 

 Jong a time without plowing. 



ONE PLOWING IN AUTUMN would remove, 

 or greatly alleviate, thofe evils. The bien- 

 nials would thereby be extirpated ; thegrafTes 

 and ftrong-rooted weeds be checked 5 and 

 the foil be preferved in tillage. 



The operation which ftrikes me as being 

 (ingularly eligible to be adopted is that of 



TRANSPLANTING THE WHOLE CROP. 



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