Chap. VTIL Of Turn eps. 8i 



the firft Half: Thus planted, let the Weather be ne- 

 ver fo dry, the deepeft Seed will come up; but if it 

 raineth (immediately after planting), the Shallow will 

 come up firft : We alfo make it come up at Four (d) 

 Times, by mixing our Seed, half new and half old 

 (thenewcoming up aDayquicker than the old) : Thefe 

 four Comings up give it fo many Chances for efcaping 

 the Fly, it being often feen, that the Seed fown over 

 Night will be deftroy'd by the Fly,, when that fown 

 the next Morning will efcape, and vice verfa (e) ; or 

 you may hoe-plow, them, when you the Fly is like 

 to devour them ; this will bury the greater! Part of 

 thofe Enemies ; or elfe you may drill in another Row, 

 without new-plowing the Land. 



This Method has alfo another Advantage of efcap- 

 ing the Fly, the mod certain of any other, and in- 

 fallible, if the Land be made fine, as it ought to be : 

 This is to roll it with a heavy Roller acrofs the 

 Ridges, after 'tis drill'd, which clofing up the Cavities 

 of the Earth, prevents the Fly's Entrance and Exit, 

 to lay the Eggs, hatch, or bring forth the young 

 ones to prey upon the Turneps $ which they might 

 intirely devour, if the Fly came before they had more 

 than the firft two Leaves, which, being form'd of the 

 very Seed itfelf, are very fweet; but the next Leaves 

 are rough and bitter, which the Fly does not love: I 

 have always found the Rolling difappoint the Fly ; but 

 very often it difappoints the Owner alfo, who fows 

 at Random ; tor it makes the Ground fo hard, that 

 the Turneps cannot thrive, but look yellow, dwindle* 

 and grow to no Perfection, unlefs they have a good 

 Hoeing foon after the rough Leaves appear ; for 



(d) I have feen drill'd Turnep-feed come up daily for a Fort- 

 night together, when it has not been mixt thus, the old with the 

 hew. 



(e) I have had the firft Turneps that came up all defcroy'd by 

 the Fly ; and about a Fortnight afterwards more have come up, 

 and been ho'd lime enough, and made a good Crop. 



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