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the same purpose. Straw must be converted into dung : 

 these methods make better dung than turnips ; nor are 

 these the only resources. 



3. Tillage. — About Watton not less than four earths 

 given. The seed harrowed in — no drilling pradised. 



Mr. Money Hill, of Waterden, scarifies his turnip 

 fallows in March, April or May, as it may happen ; the 

 scarifier attached to a frame on two wheels, made for that 

 purpose, to save the carriage of the drill machine ; but 

 the second time of going over the land he fixes it to the 

 frame of a roller, to which are added irons pierced for that 

 purpose, the roller breaking any clods that contain the 

 roots of the twitch grass, and freeing it to be taken up by 

 the shares, or afterwards by the teeth of the horse-rake, 

 the teeth of which are freed by working in the common 

 manner of other couch-rakes, through a frame of wood. 



A practice of Mr. Thurtell's on a pea stubble, 

 which he has followed many times, is to scarify dire<?tly 

 after harvest, and then throw it into four-furrow work 

 for winter; in the spring takes ofF one bout from the ridge, 

 then harrows well across, and leaves it for weeds to vegetate. 

 Good. 



Mr. Brown, of Thrigby, ploughs five inches deep for 

 turnips ; his first earth taking up the stubbles deep ; and 

 the first stirring scrapes the bottom. 



Mr. Parm ENTER finds scuiEing a pradice of great 

 utility on a foul turnip fallow. 



Mr. BiRCHAM, at Hackford, scuffles his fallows much 

 to his satiifadtion ; not to save ploughing, but additionally. 



To these notes i could have added otlicis; for the prac- 

 tice of adding the operations of the ?r;uffler to those of the 

 plough, is gaining ground in tlie county, but has not vet 

 been so long established as to enable many to speak with 

 much decision. 



4. Afanurwg. 



