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inferior quality, compared with those, which were, 

 sown at the proper time. 



41. The turnips sown between the 15th and 

 26th of June, had all these b^td appearances and 

 quality, only in a less degree. But, those, which 

 were sown on the 26th of June, were perfect in 

 shape, size, and quality; and though I have grown 

 them larger in England, it was not done without 

 more manure upon half an acre than I scratched 

 together to put upon seven acres at Hyde Park ; 

 but, of this I shall speaic more particularly when 1 

 come to the quantity of crop. 



42. The sowings which were made after the 

 26th of June and before the 10th of July, did very 

 well ; and, one particular sowing on the 9th of 

 July, on 12 rods, or perches, of ground, sixteen 

 and a half feet to the rod, j^ielded 62 bushels, 

 leaves and roots cut oif, which is after the rate of 

 992 bushels to an acre. But this sowing was on 

 ground extremely well prepared and sufficiently 

 manured with ashes from burnt earth ; a mode of 

 raising manure of which I shall fully treat in a 

 future Chapter. 



43. Though this crop was so large, sown on the 

 9th of July, I would by no means recommend any 

 farmer, who can sow sooner, to defer the business 

 to that time ; for, 1 am of opinion with the old 

 folk in the West of England, that God is almost 

 always on the side oi early farniers. Besides, one 

 delay too often produces another delay ; and he 

 who puts oif to the 9th, may put off to the 19th. 



44. The crops, in small plots, which I sowed 

 after the 9th of July to the 30th of that mouth, 

 gre-jo very well ; but they regularly succeeded 

 each other in diminution of size ; and, which is 

 a great matter, the cold weather overtook them 

 before they were ripe ; and ripeness is full as 

 necessary in the case of roots as in the case of 

 apples or of peaches. 



