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The principal part of this gentleman's 

 experimental agriculture is the railing of 

 cabbages, which he began in 1762, and has 

 fince conftantly carried on with great fpirit 

 and no lefs fuccefs. In that year he had 

 three acres upon a clay foil, winter-fallowed.. 

 They were both winter and fpring plants, 

 that is, raifed from feed fown at thofe 

 times. The rows were four feet afunder, 

 and the plants two feet from each other. 

 They were well horfe and hand-hoed. The 

 crop was upon an average 1 2 lb. each cab- 

 bage. They were begun to be ufed for all 

 forts of cattle about Martinmas^ and found 

 of admirable ufe for all. 



1763. 



■ Thia year, encouraged by the fuccefs of 

 the laft, he planted eight acres, alfo upon 

 a clay foil, both winter and fpring plants ; 

 the preparation of the land the fame ; the 

 rows as before; and the horfe and hand- 

 hoeing likewife the fame. They were begun 



at Martinmas^ and lafted into May. The 



average vs^eight pr cabbage 14 lb. They 

 were ufed for Iheep, fatting oxen and cows, 

 and with great fuccefs for all. 



1764. 



Eight acres were likewife planted this 

 year upon the fame foil, in the fame manner, 

 and managed as before : They were began 

 (}XMarti?2mas^ and lafted till Lady-day : Ufed 



for 



