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reafons for this difparity. In Norfolk every 

 countryman is a turnep-hoer, and is generally 

 expert, compared with thofe of other places ; 

 where hoeing turneps is a myflery, known only 

 to gardeners, and a few individuals who, though 

 inexpert, have it in their power to make their 

 own prices. The other is the friability of the 

 Norfolk foil^ and its freenefs from obftruc- 

 tions; while foils, in general, are either in them- 

 felves flubborn, or contain ftones or other ob- 

 flrudtions of the hoe. 



8. The ^APPLICATION. Turneps are either 

 pultivated 



For feed. 



For fale, or 



For confumption. 



I. Seed. — Many farmers raife their own 

 feed ; though this is not a general pradice ; 

 yet moil good farmers, who are curious in their 

 flock, either raife itthemfelves, or have it raifed 

 from their own flock by a labourer or other 

 neighbour. 



The Norfolk farmers are mailers in the art 

 of railing turnep-fced, in which, as in many 

 other fubjecls in hulbandry, their ideas are re- 

 parkably clear and accurate. It is generally 



underfloods 



