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manner, whilst lime and fertilizers are given to the various 

 crops as they may be required. 



The land is supposed to be newly-broken, and in order to 

 make a satisfactory beginning the whole is thoroughly manured 

 before any cropping is begun not less than thirty tons an 

 acre where the land is heavy and of fair quality, nor less than 

 fifty tons an acre to poor or light land. The explanation of the 

 cropping rotation is as follows : 



Divisions 1 and 2. These are planted with early potatoes ; 

 after the potatoes are lifted strawberry runners are planted in 

 August; between the rows of strawberries winter spinach is 

 sown in September and turned in early in April. In the second 

 year the strawberries fruit, and winter spinach is again sown 

 between in September. The third year the strawberries bear 

 for the second time, and are then destroyed, thus completing 

 the rotation. On studying the Plan it will be seen that when 

 the rotation is complete strawberries occupy two divisions on 

 each section on one section they are newly planted, but on 

 the other two sections there are always strawberries in bearing. 



Division 3. Mint is planted here, and remains until the end 

 of the third year, when it is lifted for forcing. In the same way 

 as strawberries, mint is planned to occupy a place on each 

 section, in different stages, one being cleared and one replanted 

 each season^ To give these two subjects entirely fresh ground 

 after bastard trenching any section the arrangement of the crops 

 on the section should be reversed from right to left, 1 taking the 

 place of 10, 2 that of 9, and so on. 



Divisions 4, 5, and 6. Second early potatoes are planted on 

 4 and 5 and shallots on 6; as soon as the ground is cleared 

 cabbage is planted 18in. apart in the row on 4, and 15in. 

 apart in the row on 5 and 6, with 2ft. space between the rows. 

 In each of these spaces a row of colewort is set, 1ft. apart. 

 From December onwards the " collards " are cut and sold. 

 In February broad beans are dibbled between the cabbages in 

 the rows on 4. The ground between the rows on all three 

 divisions is dug and limed, Early in May French beans are 



