ROTATION OF CROPS. 23 



Strawberry plantations, under proper manage- 

 ment, should be renewed every four or five years ; 

 and thus likewise might an opportunity of changing 

 crops be afforded. Also, by the renewal of arti- 

 choke and asparagus plantations, which should be 

 done every seven or eight years. In managing all 

 the above-named articles on a large scale, new plan- 

 tations should be made every year, to a certain ex- 

 tent, which would throw a certain proportion of 

 ground regularly into the rotation. 



In the culture of esculents, even on a small 

 scale, a sort of rotation, though not very complete, 

 might be aimed at, and would be very considerably 

 furthered by classing certain vegetables ; as the 

 Brassica or Cabbage kinds ; the Leguminous or Pea 

 kinds ; the Tuberous or Carrot-rooted kinds ; the 

 Bulbous or Onion kinds ; and the lighter crops, as 

 Sallads and Herbs. 



But in all cases, a studied rotation is advisable, 

 and so as that no crop of the same class may imme- 

 diately follow another. To facilitate this measure, 

 the kitchen ground should be divided into many 

 quarters or portions, and a journal or note-book 

 should be kept, with a reference to their numbers. 

 In this journal, whatever relates to their cropping, 

 manuring, trenching, or fallowing, should be re- 

 corded. As a specimen, which may be altered or 

 improved according to existing circumstances, I . 

 shall here give an extract from my own journal for- 

 merly kept ; which, as a sketch, may be useful, and, 

 as a hint, may be followed up more fully. 



