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such, that an earili may be saved by it, and it ensures a 

 greater certainty on cold wet land. This can only be done 

 to the extent of what is made by six weeks feeding in 

 Oflober and November, after the horses are taken in i 

 and this long dung is undoubtedly best for wet land, and 

 as good as any other on all soils at that season. The turnips 

 also come sooner to the hoe, and are less eaten by the fly. 

 But if long muck be spread just before sowing turnips, the 

 fly is increased, owing to the dung being not well buried, 

 Mr. Coke's turnips were putting in while I was at: 

 Holkham, and I found the business perfectly arranged for 

 an equal and steady employment of all the teams and hands-: 

 ihree men filled the dung-carts, of which there were four; 

 three drivers ; ten horses in the carts ; three men spread the 

 dung, one throwing out roughly, and two with forks 

 breaking the pieces and distributing equally. Five ploughs 

 were at work ; these followed by a light roller ; then the 

 drill plough ; and after all, a pair of light harrows ; thus 18 

 men and boys were employed, and 24 horses and mules. 

 Six acres a day finished, upon which 60 loads of dung 

 spread ; the drive not a short one. The men out at four 

 m the morning from their own houses, to the field at five, 

 and finish at two ; breakfast In the field ; in the afternoon 

 the ploughmen take care of the horses, and the carters in 

 the hay. The ploughs work the saane hours, but out an 

 hour later, and home an hour later, as they turn in all the 

 dung carried out : ten loads an acre. — For his application 

 of oil-cake, see Jldanuring. 



5. Sort. — Inquiring of Air. Burton, of Langley, if 

 he cultivated Swedish turnips, he replied that the green 

 round turnip stood the frost so well, that Swedes were not 

 wanted for that object, and the produce much larger, and 

 much more certain. Tlie sort most general, is tiic large 

 globe white. 



6. Seed. — Mr. Salter, on his various loams, some of 



which- 



