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Having Rated, that turnips came into this coun- 

 try from Hanover, one would naturally expect, that 

 they were managed to great perfection there, at this 

 time ; but I doubt this is not the cafe, for I had 

 this fummer the honour to be introduced to a very 

 intelligent Hanoverian nobleman, at Windfor, 

 Count Hardenberg, who was very inquifitive into 

 the ftate of Agriculture in England, and upon my 

 converfing with him about turnips, I found that 

 they did not know the ufe of them there, at this 

 time fo well as we do, which is a matter of iurprife, 

 that an article of fuch great benefit mould ever fie- 

 cline in repute ; I doubt it mull have arifen from 

 the ground growing tired of them ; for which rea- 

 fon, I recommend our Englifh farmer to break the 

 fucceffion of the crops, now and then, by lubftitu- 

 ting vetches, or potatoes, in lieu of them, which may 

 be eafily done without interruption to the fucceflion 

 of his corn crops ; and by this means, I am of opi- 

 nion, this moft valuable root may be permanently 

 eftabliflied in our fyilem of Agriculture. 



Hoeing is another effential part of the culture, 

 which is invariably done twice, in a mafterly man- 

 ner, at the expence of 6s. an acre; and I have 

 never feen it done fo well in any other part, except 

 in Suffolk and Effex. 



Many things have been fuggefted, to guard 



againit the attack of the fly, but there is no depcn- 



F 2 dencc 



