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fad is very different. Had Mr. Scroope at- 

 tempted to joirt his cattle this year in tur- 

 nips, he could not have done it at three 

 times, or even four times the ahove price ; 

 turnips failed furprifingly, inlomuch that 

 the price they fold at was enormous : 

 Cabbages bearing a tranfplantation without 

 Watering, and llipporting the drought fo 

 much better, is a very Itrong argument in 

 their favour ; for thefe reafons, Mr. Scroope 

 juftly thinks his cabbages this year of 

 prodigious value ; was fuch an one to ocair 

 again, he would not fell fuch a crop at twelve 

 guineas an acre. 



1766. 



This year feveral pieces of land were 

 planted : Firft, 



Two acres of a rich black loam, rent 25 J. 

 per acre. It was an old lay, broken up the 

 year before, and fown with oats. It was 

 ploughed in Februarys and, the 20th of 

 March^ angle-ploughed it : April 15th and 

 i6th, again in oppofitc angles, and harrowed 

 it. May 2. ill, laid it into beds ; and, the 30th, 

 finiflied planting it. "June z'-jXSx^^c. horfe- 

 hoed and hand-hoed them. Jidy 14th and 

 15th, horfe and hand-hoed them again. 

 December i ft, began to ufe them for 



10 Sheep 



12. Hogs. 



The 



