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but with judicious management, tliofe ten 

 pounds would undoubtedly produce great 

 profit in the culture of this beneficial 

 root. 



Lucerne Mr. T^urner has cultivated fome 

 years; particularly three rood, upon a rich 

 loam. It was fown in 1765, (fucceeding 

 cabbages) in equally diflant rows, i o inches 

 afi-uider. It was hand-hoed three times the 

 firfi: year, and afterwards fufficiently to keep 

 it free from weeds. In 1766, it was cut five 

 times. In 1767, five. In 1768, four. And 

 from obfervations accurately made, it is 

 apprehended, that it would maintain at the 

 rate of four cows p27' acre. 



This fpirited cultivator's general praiStice, 

 confifts in many improvements on the 

 common methods; thefe will appear from 

 the follovv^ing Iketch. 



His courfe of crops is, 



1. Sowing down with red clover among 

 the corn crop on the land he takes 

 into his hands, whether wheat or 

 fpring corn. This he eats the fucceeding 

 year, till the middle of May, mows it 

 about old Midfummer^ and eats off the 

 eddilh. 



2. Generally winter and fummer fal- 

 low. 



3. Another winter fallow for fpring corn 

 to lay down with ; or for cabbages : 

 If the former, then 



4. Spring 



