SCCt, IV. THE COUNTY OF FIFE. 



is reckoned worth 10 s.; and the oil-cake of 2 

 bolls of seed, the produce of an acre, is 22 stone, 

 equal to double its weight of hay for feeding. 

 And the dung of cattle, while feeding on the oil- 

 cake and boll-chaff, is much richer than farm- 

 yard dung, two cart-loads of the former being 

 reckoned equal to three of the latter. 



SECT. r. - CROPS NOT COMMON LT CULTIVATED. 



I. SWEDISH TURNIP, OR ROOTA BAGA. 



THE cultivation of this root has been attempt- 

 ed ; but it has neither been general, nor to any- 

 considerable extent by any individual. At the 

 same time, if it possess the properties ascribed 

 to it by those who seem to be acquainted with 

 it, it surely deserves attention. Though of a 

 smaller size, and less luxuriant foliage, it is 

 more solid, and heavier in proportion to its 

 bulk, than the common turnip, stands the frost 

 much better, and when in flower in the spring, 

 continues soft and juicy ; and the cattle are ex- 

 ceedingly fond of it. And, therefore, though 

 the farmer should not entirely substitute this 

 root in place of the common turnip, it might 

 be cultivated, with advantage, for a supply of 

 green food between the turnip and the young 

 grass, especially as it keeps well, when pulled 

 and piled up in heaps. The principal objections 

 to it are, that it requires more labour, as it must 

 be raised on a seed-bed and transplanted, and 



