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middle of October, and tranfplanted intq 

 the field the laft week in May; it happen- 

 ing to be a dry time, they were watered 

 till rooted. I obferved fearce a gap in the 

 rows throughout the whole field. The 

 feed for the reft of the field was fown in 

 the fpring, fome of which were tranfplant- 

 ed into the field directly out of the feed- 

 bed, and viewing them attentively, I could 

 perceive fearce any difference between fuch, 

 and the others that had been pricked out : 

 Mr. Tucker was of opinion, that it is the 

 beft way to make two tranfplantations ; 

 but obferved, that the plants which were 

 taken directly from the feed-bed, rooted 

 much fooner, and with lefs watering, than 

 the others, A circumftance which undoubt- 

 edly deferves much attention. All the feed 

 for the whole field did not exceed half a 

 pound, was fown on three or four perches 

 of ground in the garden, and produced 

 plants enough for ten acres of land. 



The feven rows from the autumn fow- 

 ing arc much the fineft ; many of them 

 Cabbaged largely ; fome I examined that 

 weigh, I guefs, 10 or I i lb. at prefent, and 

 when in perfection mult amount to near 

 30 lb. The reft of the field, however, is 

 inferibr to thefe row;, alone, but the whole 

 a moft noble crop. The plants on one 

 fide of it are much fmaller than the reft, 

 owing however to no other caufe than a 



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