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£ve times the quantity raifed that there 

 now is. 



I cannot clofe this fubjed, without 

 venturing to give even the Norfolk far ??jer 

 one piece of advice, which I flatter my- 

 felf will be of fervice to him, if he will 

 attend to it. 



In very hard frofls it is a difficulty to 

 pick the turnips out of the ground ; 

 and the poor cattle are obliged to thaw 

 them in their mouths, before they are 

 able to eat them. The froft, when it 

 fucceeds a wet feafon, and then breaks 

 into a fudden thaw, is very apt to rot 

 the turnips ; and in the latter part of the 

 winter thofe which are ftill left in the 

 ground, are apt to draw, and exhaufl. it 

 very much, without doing themfelves 

 any good, but rather injury, by running 

 into ilem. To remedy thefe inconveni- 

 K ences, 



