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^hich arc wet and unkind for this crop, sow§ d t^tiJlrtef 

 of a peck: I viewed all his fields, to the amount of about 

 80 acres, and the plants were in most of them very thick, 

 but not too thick with harrowing : gives 8s. an acre foi' 

 two hoeings ; he had seventeen hoers at work. 



At Hillington, from one to two pints an acre, but more 

 on chalk. 



7. Steeping. — Mr. Salter, of VVinborough, tried 

 steeping the seed in lintseed oil, 6cc. and drying it with 

 fiour of brimstone, hut the fly ate all. 



George Earl of Or ford for several years used Mr. 

 Winter's process for steeping turnip seed in train oil 12 

 hours, and was of opinion that it was beneficial against the 

 fly: but if heavy rains fall after sowing, the effe6l lessens* 



Mr. Shepherd dresses all his turnip seed with train 

 oil and sulphur ; three pints of the oil and one pound and a 

 half of sulphur to a bushel of seed: dresses the seed with 

 the oil by thorough mixing in a tub, and dries it with the 

 sulphur, keeping it 12 hours before sowing: he has tried 

 it repeatedly, and in comparisons, and is firmly persuaded 

 of the benefit, from the superiority of the dressed seed in 

 crops attacked by the fly, not only in experiments side bv 

 side, but also in saving crops when t mips have in general 

 been destroyed. 



It has been found that steeping old seed in ^vater, and 

 then drying in the sun, hrs brought it up sooner than 

 sowing dry. 



8. Hoeing. — Upon land which is exceedingly given to 

 charlock and wallock (Raphanus i^ Slnapisj, Mr. DtJRS- 

 GATE has hoed by the day instead of paying by the acre, 

 to have the greater security of thorough cleaning ; or ill 

 other cases paying an extra price per acre. 



The turnips in Norfolk are universally twice hoed ; the 

 operation is every where well done, except, I thiilk, ill 



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