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In puifuing this condudl, It will be nc- 

 ceirary to improve a certain quantity of 

 land every year, by which means a proper 

 fupply of winter green food, hay, flravi^, 

 and oats will every year be fecured j an 

 obje6l of much importance. And the 

 teams find a regular employment, which is 

 likewife matter of confequence. 



The fiid crop in the common farmer's 

 management, is always turnips, which are 

 univerfally very finej they never were 

 known to fail after paring and burning. 

 But cabbages may undoubtedly be fubfli- 

 tuted inftead of that root with vail: profit. 

 In the improvements of moorland by Mr. 

 Scroope * of the North Riding of Torkfiire^ 

 he ufed cabbages for the firit crop feveral 

 times in the lame field with turnips, and 

 they univerfally much exceeded them. The 

 Earl of Darlington * has alfo planted cab- 

 bages on pared and burnt land, and with 

 only one ploughing and with great fuccefs 5 

 but his Lordfhip found two plough- 

 ings better for this vegetable. The ge- 

 neral fa<5l: of cabbages fucceeding well on 



* Thcfe improvements are to be feen at large in. 

 .fhe S>> xlj'onthi Tuur through the North of England. 



pared 



