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it ; efjpecialJy on all flrong Land, 

 where the Turneps are much more 

 liable to fuffer from the binding of 

 the Ground, than they will be on a 

 ioofe Soil ; but yet, in all Sorts of 

 Ground, it will be of great Service 

 to pra&ife this. 



When the Ground is thus ftirr'd 

 in every Part, one Plowing will be 

 fuffic;ent, after the Turneps are eat- 

 en, for the fowing of Barley, or any 

 other Crop ; fo that there will be an 

 Advantage in this, when the Tur- 

 neps are kept late on the Ground, as 

 will be often the Cafe, efpecially 

 when they are cultivated for feeding 

 of Ewes, becaufe it is often the Mid- 

 dle of April before the Ground will 

 be cleared : for the late Feed in the 

 Spring, before the natural Grafs 

 comes up, is the moft wanted, where 

 Numbers of Sheep or Ewes are 

 maintain'd; and one Acre of Turneps 

 will afford moreFced, than fiftyAcres 

 of the belt Palture, at chat Seafon. 



In Norfolk, and fome other Coun- 

 ties, they cultivate great Quantities 

 of Turneps for feeding of Black 

 Cattle, which turns to great Advan- 

 tage to their Farms ; for hereby they 

 procure a good Dreffing for their 

 Land : fo that they have extraordi- 

 nary good Crops of Barley upon 

 thole Lands, which would not have 

 been worth the plowing, if it had 

 not been thus huhbanded. 



When the Turneps are fed off the 

 Ground, the Cattle mould not be 

 iurrer'd to run over too much of 

 the Ground ; for if they are not con- 

 fined by Hurdles to as much as is 

 fufficient for them one Day ( and 

 thefe mould be every Day remov'd 

 forward 1 , the Cattle will fpoil three 

 times the Quantity of Turneps they 

 can eat ; fo that it is very bad Haf- 

 bandry to give them too much room. 



I cannot omit taking notice of a 

 common Miftake, which has gene- 



rally prevailed with Perfons who 

 have not been well inform'd to the 

 contrary ; which is, in relation to 

 the Mutton which is fatted with 

 Turneps, mod People believing it to 

 be rank and ill-tafted ; whereas it is 

 a known Fact, that the beft Mutton 

 this Country affords, is all fatted 

 on Turneps ; and that rank Mut- 

 ton, whole Fat is yellow, is what the 

 low marfhy Lands of Lincolnjbire, 

 and other rank Paftures, produce. 



In order ro fave good Turnep- 

 feeds, you (hould tranfplant fome of 

 the faired Roots in February, place- 

 ing them at lealf. two Feet aiunder 

 each Way, obferving to keep the 

 Ground clear from Weeds, until the 

 Turneps have fpread fo as to cover 

 the Ground, when they will p^vent 

 the Weeds from growing; arc when 

 the Pods are formed, you ihould 

 carefully guard them againlt the 

 Bird-, otherwife they will devour 

 it, efpecially when it is near ripe; 

 at which time you mould either 

 moot the Birds as they a;ight up- 

 on the Seed, or lay fome b^rdl mM 

 Twigs upon it, whereby fome of 

 them will be caught ; and if they 

 are permitted to remain fome time, 

 and afterward turn'd loofe, they 

 will prevent the Birds from coming 

 thither again fome time, as I have 

 experimented. When the Seed is ripe, 

 it mould be cut up, and fpread to dry 

 in the Sun; after which it may be 

 threhVd out, and preferved for Ufe. 



RAPH ANISTRUM, Charlock. 



This differs from theRadifh, in 

 having a jointed Pod, containing one 

 rounaifli Seed in each Joint. 



There arc fevera! Varieties of this 

 Plant, two of which grow wild in 

 England \ the others are Natives of 

 ¥rdnte\ Spain, and Italy\ but as they 

 are Weeds which gro.v frfeq^endjr 

 oti arabie l and, I fhali not e&2nie« 

 rate the- Varieties. 



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