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In 1767, his Ix)rdfhip had 10 acres in 

 the fame field. The land was winter-fal- 

 lowed and ploughed three times. They 

 were planted the end of May as before, and 

 managed in all refped;s the fame; the ave- 

 rage weight, per cabbage, was alfo 14 lb. 

 They were all given to cows, and the for- 

 mer experience confirmed that the butter 

 from them is excellent, and has no taftc 

 but what is perfectly agreeable. Lady Dar- 

 lington afTured me, that fhe had attended 

 particularly to the effect of the cabbages 

 on the butter, expecting to find it taflcy 

 but was agreeably furprized at the fine fla- 

 vour of it, fo much fuperior to that com- 

 monly made in winter. 



This year, 1768, his lordlliip has five 

 acres, upon a rich loam, pared and burntj 

 and ploughed after it only once : They 

 were planted, the end of Jujie^ by trench- 

 ploughing furrows at three feet diftance, 

 laying the plants into them, and then cover- 

 ing them by a common ploughing : They 

 were horfe and hand-hoed the fame as 

 before ; but the medium weight not above 

 10 lb. which his lordfhip attributes to their 

 having only one ploughing; for want of 

 more they had not pulverized earth enough 

 to ftrike root into. Several of them weighed 

 from 10 to 2^ lb, I fhould, however, ob- 

 ferve that they are not near their full 

 growth. 



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