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and In a day or two throw It back again ; 

 this loofens the moulds, and renders the foil 

 fit for the young cabbages to ftrike root Into: 

 As foon after as any weeds are perceived 

 upon the ridges, they fhould be hand-hoed ; 

 and repeat it by that diredion as often as It 

 may happen during the fummer. 



The horfe-hoeings are to be direded upon 

 the fame principle ; when the intervals are 

 weedy, or tending to too great a ftiffnefs, or 

 the plants looking as if they wanted nouriili- 

 ment ; the horfe-hoeing fhould, in fuch 

 cafes, be repeated, without regard to time. 



They will, in general, be ready for ufe 

 about Martinmas; a very convenient time ; 

 for the after-grafs is then going off, and 

 they will, for all forts of cattle, fupply its 

 place : No food Is found better for fatting 

 beafts old or young ; — nor can any thing 

 thrive better upon any fort of food than 

 fheep upon cabbages. They will in general 

 laft till May-day. 



With the preceding management, upon^ 

 clay land of \o s. an acre, they may be ex- 

 pected, upon an average of foils and feafcns, 

 to rife to 1 4 lb. one vv^ith another. 



The expences per acre, are as follow^ ; 

 Rent, - - - ^.0100 



Seed, - - - 006 



Pricking out, - - -050 



Carry over - - o 15 6 



Brought 



