222 TURNIPS. 



4. Manuring. — Tlie practice of manuring for the tur- 

 nip crop is universal in Norfolk. Before the culture had 

 been for a long period general, good crops were sometimes 

 gained without, but for many years past none are to be 

 procured except on new land, without much attention to 

 this necessary branch of the management. The more 

 common method is, to cast the yard dung of the preceding 

 winter into heaps, which are turned over and carted on to 

 the turnip land before tlie last earth is given. There are 

 variations in every step of the business, but these, where 

 important, will be noted either in the present se61ion, or in 

 the chapter of manures. 



Mr. Thurtell is of opinion, that on heavy land, 

 autumn may be a very good time for carrying on muck 

 for turnips, but on his light land he always scales it in 

 before the seed earth, which is given deep enough to bury 

 it properly. Mr. Thurtell mucks all his turnips from 

 Yarmouth. 



Mr. Syble, of South Walsham, informed me that the 

 farmers in that vicinity were, not many years ago, in the 

 praiSlice of carrying out dung for turnips at Michaelmas,, 

 but they have left it off, as neither the turnips nor the bar- 

 ley proved such good crops as with other management. 



Mr. Layton, of East Norfolk, and his neighbours, 

 were in the practice of ploughing in the dung very shallow 

 by the last earth but one, to harrow well for mixing with 

 the soil, and then to plougli and sow. 



Mr. M. Hill applies twelve loads per acre of yard- 

 dung or compost ; sometimes turns it in by the seed earth, 

 but when work is forward, scales it in, and leaves the land 

 ready for the seed eajth. He prefers, when it can be 

 done, to lay the dung on in November, on the wheat 

 stubble, and plough it in ; this keeps stiff land open, and he 

 thinks undoubtedly the best pra(5tice : the pulverization is 



such. 



