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of the piece, 7 hrs, work. About the latter end of May they will require 

 hoeing, 2 hrs. In a fortnight they must be earthed up, 1 hr. ; and the final 

 earthing a fortnight afterwards, 1 hr. They must be kept clear of weeds 

 until October, when they will be ready for digging up, 8 hrs. To keep 

 potatoes, make two holes, 1 ft. deep and 4 ft. diameter, which will hold 

 8 bushels each; lay some straw over them; then cover up with soil lift, 

 thick. The remaining 9 bushels may be put in the shed, and covered with 

 straw for use. 



No.13. Sugarloafor large York Cabbage, 19 yds. by 5 yds. ; 220 plants. For 

 the raising, see No. 2. a. 



Dig well over in December, 2 hrs. work ; then, in March, lightly dig in 

 3 barrows of manure, 2 hrs. work. Plant in rows 2 ft. distant, and lift, in 

 the row, 1 hr. Earth up in April, half an hour. They will be ready in July. 



Nos. 14. to 20. must be well dug in January, 4 hrs. work ; then, in March, 

 they must be planted in beds with chamomile, hyssop, sage, marjoram, and 

 chives, which will be all useful as pot or medicinal herbs. Nos. 19. and 20. 

 must be planted with balm and spearmint, which will serve as substitutes 

 for tea in the winter months. 



No. 21. Mercury (Chenopodium Bonus Henricm), as a perennial spi- 

 nage, will be found exceedingly useful. The roots may be taken out of the 

 fields in September, and planted, 1 hr. ; and they will yield a sufficient sup- 

 ply the next spring, and throughout summer. The other herbs must be 

 planted in the beginning of April, 3 hrs. 



No. 2. a, as before mentioned, is reserved for raising seedlings, &c. In the 

 last week of February, sow about 2 sq. yds. of Savoy cabbage, a quarter of 

 an ounce ; likewise 2 yds. of green curled borecole, or Brussels borecole, a 

 quarter of an ounce, 1 hr. work : and as the potatoes come off No. 1., the 

 Savoy and borecole may be planted in rows 2 ft. asunder, in July or Aug., 

 2 hrs. work. Then sow in No. 2. a, in the first week of August, half an 

 ounce of early Barnes cabbage, 6d. ; transplant in any vacant piece of 

 ground, in September, at 3 in. distance every way, 1 hr. ; there to stand till 

 finally planted in October in No. 3. Likewise, about the middle of August, 

 sow half an ounce (6c?.) of the large York or large sugarloaf cabbage, and 

 transplant in September, 2 hrs., in any vacant ground, where they will have 

 to stand till March, to be planted in No. 13. 



Leeks. — Sow in a No. 2. half an ounce of leek (2d.), in March, half 

 an hour ; for transplanting into No. 7. after the turnips have come off, 1 hr. 

 A little lettuce may be sown, to transplant in May or June, and will be 

 ready in August and September. 



Cucumbers. — In the first week of May, between three of the rows of peas 

 No. 2., dig a small place, 18 in. wide, and put in 8 or 10 cucumber seeds, 

 which will come up and be sheltered with the peas, and, when the peas 

 come off*, will be fit for fruiting. 



I have now gone through the cropping and routine culture for one year. 

 The next years of cropping must be changed as in plans Nos. 2. and 3. ; and, 

 by so doing, a regular succession and rotation of crops will be maintained 

 through the ground, always giving the same kind of culture to each indivi- 

 dual crop, which I have pointed out, in every quarter of the garden. 



Manure. — Every exertion must be used to collect manure ; that from 

 the hogs will be the best, and must be applied to the poorest ground. All 

 the weeds and litter of the garden must be laid in a heap to rot, and any 

 scrapings of roads that can be collected, and all the ashes burnt in the house 

 must be taken care of, as every kind of manure will be found useful and 

 beneficial. 



Hoeing, iveeding, and gathering the Vegetables must be done by the wife 

 and children ; for which I shall not account, as every hour that is to spare 

 may be devoted to some useful purpose in the garden. 



Hogs. — Some time in May two hogs must be got, which may be bought 



