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with lime, till perfe&ly flacked, then mixed 

 with dung, and carried into the fields : a prac- 

 tice which Mr. Marlay has found of very great 

 benefit. He has cultivated the large Scotch 

 cabbage for two or three years, which came 

 to 16 or 171b. on an average, applied them to 

 fattening oxen that had been fed on grafs ; 

 began to give them in November -, has had 

 2| acres : they fattened the beafxs very well, 

 full as well as turnips, but did not think 

 they anfwered the expenfe, as they require in 

 order to have them of a great fizc an immenfe 

 quantity of dung. 



Turnips. 



He has fown every year fince 1763, always 

 had from 4 to 17 acres, has ufually drilled 

 them in rows, the diflances various ; but thofe 

 which anfwered beft, were double rows at 12 

 inches, with intervals of three feet, horfe 

 hoed, hand hoed, and weeded them. Pre- 

 pared for them by lime and dung ; the crops 

 fine, up to 21 lb. a turnip, but on an average 

 about Sib. Generally fed beafts with them 

 that had the fummer's grafs, but with both 

 gave fome hay, and were very fat in four 

 months. Continued them in the fame ground 

 for fix or feven years together, manuring for 

 them every fecond year. It is rather to be 

 regretted that he did not every year change 

 the land. 



Potatoes. 



