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of culture ; generally inconsistent with the business of exten- 

 sive corn or pasture farmers, but well calculated for such as 

 have small farms in good soil, especially if near towns or cities. 

 The culture of garden vegetables in the fields deserves the par- 

 ticular attention of landed gentlemen ; as they may thereby 

 save much of the expence which is at present incurred in 

 kitchen gardening, and are besides sure of having sweeter ve- 

 getables. Indeed, those roots and plants which are reared in 

 gardens being always forced into luxuriance by manure, it 

 often imparts to them a particular flavour, or destroys their 

 natural one, as in the case of cabbages, potatoes, and turnips,, 

 which are cultivated in that manner. 



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