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were .tried against Swedes, the latter were found to have 

 a slight advantage as far as weight for weight was con- 

 cerned ; but, owing to the great excess of produce per 

 acre of the cabbages over that of the Swedes the former 

 being 42 tons 14 cwts., and the latter only 26 tons 12 cwts. 

 the balance per acre in favour of the former was very 

 considerable. 



