TURNEPS. J 7 



iBy were observed. The four ridges were carefully sur- Cultivation o£ - 

 • "^ ^ ^ , J tumeps, by Mr, 



rounded with proper rails to prevent damage, and no depreda- William Wav-^ 



tions of any kind were committed *. On the first of this month, sou. 



nil the turneps which were produced on these ridges were 



drawn up, and carefully and exactly weighed, after their tops 



and tap, or fibrous roots, had been cut off. The produce of 



each ridge \yas as under : — , 



No. 1, drilled on a flat surface, stones, lbs. Ibi. 



with intervals of \$ inches 14-4 10—14 to the stone. 



No, 2, drilled on small ridges, 



with intervals of 26 inches, 



and with a part of the dung 



not perfectly covered in 193 5«— ditto. 



No. 3, drilled on small ridges, 



with intervals of 26 inches, 



and all the dung well covered 



in * 211 4— ditto. 



No. 4, broad cast ... 168 12— ditto. 



Remarks on the different Modes of Culture* 

 No. I. 



In this method of management the dung Is applied in % 

 manner exactly similar to that practised in the broad-cast 

 husbandry; and experienced agriculturists well know, that 

 even after it has been thoroughly putrefied, it cannot be whoU;^ 

 covered by the earth in the mode of ploughing, pursued under 

 that system of cultivation. In almost all cases, the harrows 

 are used to produce an even surface after the last ploughing, 

 and immediately before the ?eed is committed to the ground. 

 By this operation more of the dung is left upon the surface ; 

 and when it is considered that much of it is applied in a long 

 or half-rotten state, it will readily be conceived, that a still 

 greater quantity will be left exposed on the surface of the 

 ground ; in which situation it can conduce but little, if any 

 thing, to increase its fertility. 



* Except that a moje destroyed a few plants on three drills oa 

 No. 1. 



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