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If any of the plants appear to run to seed, pull them 

 out, and transplant into their room, after stirring up 

 the earth, and applying a little fresh manure, (^and to 

 the want of attention to this point the comparative fai- 

 lure of transplanted crops is to be attributed^ other 

 plants of mangel wurzel, rape, cabbages, or Swedish 

 turnips, which should always be in a reserved seed- 

 ling bed, in case of failure in any crop. In Septem- 

 ber pull the leaves — {cutting them close to the crown 

 will cause the root to rot if left in the field during 

 the winter) — and give them to your cows, sheep and 

 pigs. You wiU also find that they make a good sub- 

 stitute for greens or spinach. 



The following is Mr. Meadowe's calculation of 

 produce : — 



Drills 2 feet distant, ) 220 plants per perch— 23,280 per 



Plants 1 foot distant, ) acre. 



Drills 2 feet distant, ) 147 plants per perch— 23,580 per 



Plants 18 inches distant, ) acre. 



Drills 18 inches distant, ) 294 plants per perch — 47,040 per 



Plants 1 foot distant, ) acre. 



Drills 18 inches distant, > 252 plants per perch — 40,320 per 



Plants 14 inches distant, ^ acre. 



Drills 18 inches distant, ) 196 plants per perch — 31,360 per 



Plants 18 inches distant, J acre. 



You may safely calculate on 30,000 plants per acre. 

 K you average the plants at Slbs. each, which is much 

 too low, you will have 90,0001bs. or about 40 tons, 

 not a watery substance like turnips, but a firm nutri- 

 tious food. We are not however to count too much 

 upon those singular productions. It is always more 

 satisfactory to have the certified result of a fair and 

 more extended experiment.^ — The Earl of Courtown, 

 a resident nobleman, who lives amongst his tenantry, 

 to fiirnish them with every example in agriculture 

 that can promote their interests, and their industry, 

 and is in eveiy point of view a most valuable pro^ 

 prietor and most effective country gentleman, has 

 obligingly furnished me with the following statement 



