Consumption of Corn in Great Britain. sgg 



Hall, Slaflbrdshire, who has from ten to twenty acres of land annually in this cul- 

 ture; the plants being raised in a garden bed, give more time to clean and ame- 

 liorate the soil preparing for their reception. 



Though the Swedish turnip is intended for late use, it may be cleared from off 

 the ground at pleasure, as it will keep either in large or small heaps, or may be 

 spread abroad on pasture land, without a necessity of being consumed immediately. 



With the oat or barley crop may be sown, in part, clover, and part reserved for 

 vetches, which may either be drilled in rows, or sown broadcast, as both are prac- 

 tised successfully ; if in rows, it gives an opportunity of farther ameliorating the 

 soil by hoeing, during the growth of the crop. 



Jn some countries, where the treading of the land by horses is found serviceable 

 to the succeeding wheat crop, the vetches may be eaten by tying them on the crop, 

 as is now done; the same may be done by cow stock, or by hurdling sheep, or the 

 vetcl^s may be carried to the stalls at pleasure ; clover may be consumed in the 

 sanae way, and either the one or the other made into hay at the choice of the 

 occupier. 



Potatoes may also be grown upon suitable spots of land, either the same season 

 with the cabbages, or with the vetches, either or both, as the cultivator may think 

 proper. 



The succeeding crop, or fourth in the course beginning with the fallow crop, is 

 ■wheat; and as the alternate green crops would enable the occupier to support a 

 much larger live stock than is done at present, and consequently to raise a much 

 greater quantity of manure, there is no reason to fear any deficiency in the produce 

 of wheat by this system, but, on the contrary, an increased produce. 



The course of crops in this system would be as follows : 



1. Cabbages, Swedish turnips, potatoes. 



2. Barley or oats. 



3. Clover, vetches, potatoes. 



4. Wheat. 



The supply of" food for live stock would meet the demand for every part of the 

 year; cabbages from Michaelmas to Lady-day, Swedish turnips thence to May, 

 and vetches or clover May to Michaelmas, with hay and ooiatoes to use occasion- 

 ally, would afford a constant and uninterrupted supply for every season. ' 



If by these or similar means the fallows could be reduced one half, and by ' 



