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•afioncd me almofl daily to examine them mi- 

 nutely. I obfervcd them to grow as they would 

 have done upon a poor lime -ft one /oil: they were 

 nipped up, with the leaves round and Ihort, 

 But, although the lime appeared to have fhut 

 the door on vegetation, yet, the fcafon being 

 remarkably mild, and v/er, and of courfe fa- 

 vourable to turnips, the plants grew lirong, 

 and from the great fertility of the foil, a good 

 crop was produced ; but the lime ftopped their 

 progrefs for fome time. 



But were the lime laid In winter on land 

 when fown with wheat; by lying upon the too 

 it would prevent the froft from penetrating to 

 the roots of the wheat, hinder the growth of 

 weeds, and become in a proper date to be inti- 

 mately mixed with the foil Tor turnips. I am 

 of opinion, almoft any kind of earth or lime 

 laid on as above in winter will add a freflmefs, 

 or rather coolnefs, (o as to make the young ten- 

 der turnip-plant continue its growth. But you 

 mud take care not to lay on too large a quan- 

 tity upon fome foils. 



Another mifchievo'js eflVd of lime I experi- 

 enced on the farm at Claythorpe, belonging to 



Mr, 



