tised with the Ruta Baga. But unless those vacant spots be dug 

 afresh, the transplanted roots will be much inferior to their iin- 

 transplanted neig-hbours ; as I found in my last year's experiment. 

 And Mr. Cobbett mentions the like difference in his practice. 

 At the same time he. strongly recommends the raising of the 

 Ruta Baga, by transplanting^ for entire crops,, as far preferable 

 to the sowing of the seeds, and letting the plants g-row where 

 their seeds first vegetated. But then he considers it indispen- 

 sable to perform this transplanting on ground fresh ploughed. 

 And by sowing the seeds in be.ds, to raise plants, as we do for 

 cabbages, a month's more time is allowed to prepare the ground 

 for their reception. — In the work of transplanting, the plain 

 dibble before described is a necessary instrument. The hole 

 made by it must be fully as deep as the length of the root ; and 

 this being introduced (taking care in putting it into the hole not 

 to bend its point) the dibble is thrust down by its side, and by a 

 dexterous twist, or circular motion of the hand, the earth is pres- 

 sed close against the root, in its whole length. The largest crop 

 of Ruta Baga he ever raised in England, Mr. Cobbett says, was 

 by transplanting, on seventeen acres, which produced thirty 

 three tons to the acre ; the rows (on ridges) lour feet asunder, 

 and the plants a foot asunder in the rows. 



In this mode of raising the Ruta Baga, by transplanting the 

 entire crop, so much time is gained for preparing the ground, 

 that two crops of weeds may be destroyed, by that number of 

 ploughings ; the first in the beginning of June, and the second 

 immediately before transplanting. But Mr. Cobbett recom- 

 mends a previous deep fall-ploughing, and another deep plough- 

 ing in April, of the ground intended for the Ruta Baga. The 

 like two deep ploughings will be equally proper and beneficial 

 for the Mangel Wurtzel and carrots. 



Among the advantages of the transplanting method, mention- 

 ed by Mr. Cobbett, one is, " that it saves almost the whole of 

 the after culture. There is no hoeing ; no thinning of the plants ; 

 and not more than one ploughing between the ridges." 



Harvestixg of Roots. The Mangel Wurtzel, growing chief- 

 ly above the surface, and thus exposed to frost, should be taken 

 «p the latter end of October or beginning of November, accord- 



