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fhort-tined, and, the lighter they are, 

 the better. The width of the ridges may 

 be varied, from four to ten yards, accor- 

 ding to the natural wetnefs, or drynefs, 

 of the foil. The manure may confift of 

 one fifth maiden-earth, marl, old ce- 

 nient from walls, or almoft any rubbifh, 

 and four-fifths muck ; which (hould be 

 laid together, fome time in the winter, 

 the muck on the top j and fhould be 

 turned over, and well-mixed together, at 

 leaft a fortnight before it is made ufe of. 

 If the foil be light, the muck cannot be 

 too (hort, nor too rotten ; but if the 

 foil be ftiff, and cohefive, the longer the 

 muck is, the better ; becaufe it will keep 

 the ground open ; and land for turnips 

 cannot lie too light. There is another 

 manure, which anfwers extremely well 

 for turnips, viz. malt-dufi: or combs, 

 about twenty facks to an acre ; each 

 I 4 fack 



