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I have fed on them have fattened faster than I have ever 

 before had sheep do at this season. A flock of ewes with 

 their lambs, intended for spring killing, I have also been 

 for some time feeding on this root, and never have I had 

 a flock do better. In a word, this root seems to me much 

 preferable to Swedes or any other, both for its goodness 

 as well as certainty of a plant." 



The feeding qualities of the bulb, and its suitability for 

 milking cows, are confirmed not only by the reports of 

 other persons who have grown and practically ' tried it, 

 but also by the analyses now given, which assign to kohl- 

 rabi a very high value among our fallow and feeding crops. 

 When left standing in the field during the winter, how- 

 ever, it is always subject to depredation by hares, which are 

 very fond of it no bad evidence of its qualities for winter 

 keep. 



When carefully stored, it will keep good equally as well 

 and as long as either Swedes, mangold, or carrots; and 

 whether in the field for sheep, in the yards for cattle, or 

 in the stables for the horses, it will generally be preferred 

 to the other descriptions of home-grown keep. The pro- 

 duce varies much, according to the season and the general 

 treatment the plant has received during its growth ; under 

 suitable conditions, we hear of very large yields being ob- 

 tained ; and, if we may judge of its ordinary capacity for 

 growing by the magnificent specimens lately exhibited at 

 our Christmas exhibitions at Birmingham, Baker Street, 

 and Sydenham, we cannot be otherwise than satisfied 

 with the prospects it offers for cultivation. At any rate, 

 we may fairly assume that, weight for weight, its produce 

 would be quite equal to a full crop of turnips, while the 

 chances of having a full crop at harvest time, taking 

 one year with another, would be greatly in favour of the 

 kohl-rabi. 



A report of a crop grown by Col. North, of Wroxton- 



