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feed direftly ; and the plants, when an inch 

 or two in growth, as obferved of the others, 

 mull be hoed and thinned fix to eight or tea 

 inches diilance. They will be in good per- 

 feftion in the roots, for drawing, in Augull, 

 September, Oftober, and continue good all 

 Winter. 



Sow alfo a late crop in Auguft, the begin- 

 ning, cr not later than the middle or 20th of 

 that month, and the plants thinned fix or eight 

 inches ; they will apple moderately in the 

 roots by Oclober and November, for young 

 turneps atthcit feafon and Winter, or to con- 

 tinue for late Spring fnpply. 



For confidercible crops of turneps in fields, 

 the ground is well plowed and harrowed, the 

 feed fowed thin and light-harrowed in, and 

 then rolled with a wooden roller, to clofe the 

 furface more efreiflually over the feed ; and the 

 plants hoed about eight to ten or twelve inches 

 diftance. 



In fowing turnep feed in Summer, the wea- 

 ther fometimes proving hot and dry when the 

 plants firll come up, are often attacked with 

 the fmali fly, in their young growth of a {evf 

 days old, while in the feed-leaves, and a 

 whole crop devoured in a day or two ; and in 

 which cafe lofe no time, hoe, dig, or harrow 

 the ground, and fow again as foon as poflible^ 

 but more favourably and fuccefsful if rain. 



Of the Winter crops of turneps in family 

 gardens, fome may be drawn up in November, 

 December, &c. in appearance of froft fetting 

 in fevere : cut the tops off, and houfe them in 

 any convenient lower apartment, Ihed, or cel- 

 lar, 



