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meafured, and again three days after fh^ 

 had fed on them ; the quantity was in- 

 creafed two quarts per diem^ but it tailed of 

 the cabbages. 



The cows in general took to them with 

 great eagerncls, and they agreed very well 

 with them. The calves alio throve well on 

 them. The flieep fatted excellently, and 

 were fold from the cabbages at 43 s. a head 

 to the butcher. The young cattle did much 

 better on the leaves and ftraw, than ever 

 before on flraw or hay alone. 



The Anjoii cabbages were planted in a 

 rich black loam and clay, after oats, but 

 upon a winter fallow. The feed v^^as fown 

 in March^ and the plants fet the beginning 

 of May^ in rows four feet afunder, and two 

 feet from plant to plant. They were horfe- 

 hoed twice, and liand-hoed twice. They 

 were berun to be ufed a little after Michael- 



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mas^ at three feet and an half high, by 

 cutting ofl^ the leaves and leaving the flems. 

 They were given to milch cows, which 

 liked them much at lirfi, but the leaves 

 withering in frofty nights, the cattle would 

 eat them no longer. The Hems ftood till 

 the middle of Marchy but gave very few 

 fprouts. 



In 1768, Mr. T^iirner\ experiments on 

 this mod uleful vegetable, are very exten- 

 five ; confining of fix pieces of land. 



The feed was fown at twice, fomc the latter 



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