Market-garden, Farm Competition^ 1879. 
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greens or cabbages first, then to follow with peas, scarlet-runners, 
parsnips, carrots, potatoes, and French beans. He grows more 
potatoes than is the practice generally, and most of these are 
early sorts, which he digs and sends to market as soon as 
possible, getting on an average about 4 tons 10 cwts. per acre. 
More than a fourth of his land was planted with potatoes this 
year. 
Some idea of the rotation will be obtained from the following 
statement of the present cropping of Mr. Patch's land, and of the 
last crop, as far as could be ascertained : — 
Statement of Crops on Mr. Patch's Market-Garden. 
Acreage. 
Crop in 1879. 
Previous Crop. 
A. 
B. 
p. 
1 
0 
0 
Beetroot and Mangels . . 
\ 
0 
5 
2 
0 
0 
0 
French Beans .... 
Peas ..... 
Scarlet-runners. 
1 
0 
0 
Parsley, Onions, Windsor Beans 
) 
2 
0 
0 
Scarlet -runners 
1 
4 
0 
0 
Cabbage and Cauliflowers . 
[Sprouting Broccoli. 
1 
0 
0 
Bed Cabbage and Lettuces 
1 
0 
0 
Tares . . . . . 1 
3 
0 
0 
Carrots ..... 
2 
0 
0 
Ehubarb ..... 
I Savoys & Hardy Greens. 
2 
0 
0 
Seed-bed .... 
4 
0 
0 
Onions ..... 
1 
0 
0 
Fallow 
Seed-beds. 
4 
0 
0 
Potatoes ..... 
Hardy Greens. 
0 
2 
0 
Ehubarb ..... 
4 
0 
0 
Parsnips ..... 
2 
0 
0 
Cabbages . . . , 
Fallow 
Cucumbers .... 
2 
2 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Hardy Greens and Early 
10 
0 
0 
Potatoes ..... 
York Cabbages. 
2 
0 
0 
Onions ..... 
2 
0 
0 
Broad Beans .... 
1 
0 
0 
Mangel 
Potatoes. 
9 
5 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Cabbages .... 
Potatoes ..... 
1 Mangel. 
5 
0 
0 
Wheat 
Plants. 
4 
0 
0 
Marsh land .... 
2 
0 
0 
Parsnips . , • , . 
5 
2 
0 
Potatoes ..... 
jfiardy Greens. 
3 
0 
0 
Potatoes ..... 
Considerable quantities of London manure are used upon this 
market-garden, but Mr. Patch has a special weakness for Ichaboe 
guano, which he applies to most crops at the rate of 3 or 4 cwts. 
per acre — the effect of which was not very apparent in some 
instances. He also uses nitrate of soda with good results for 
cabbages, putting it on in small quantities at frequent intervals. 
Horse-hoof parings and horn shavings are also favourite manures. 
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