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off the better ; which is a material confl- 

 deration, for they are very fond of the 

 feed, which will be fit to gather in July. 



In many parts of England, the reafon 

 affigned by farmers for not growing tur- 

 nips is, that the ground is too wet to 

 admit of their being fed off. They will 

 often allow that they can grow turnips, 

 but think them of no value, unlefs they 

 can confume them on the fpot. This, 

 to a Norfolk farmer, would be no reafon 

 at all ; for there are vail tracfts of 

 land with them in the fame fituation; 

 and when they cannot eat their turnips 

 where they grow, they draw them with- 

 out hefitation, and almoil to the fame 

 advantage. This objedion therefore falls 

 to the ground; and it may be affcrted 

 with confidence, that if other counties 

 w^ould copy this pracftice of growing, and 

 drawing their turnips, there might be 



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