On the Drill Hushandrij of Turnips. 75 
SCHEDUIJi;, 
' mended for 
ing. 
Quantity of Seed 
per acre. 
Kind uf Manure. 
Wiite Turnips. 
Swedes. 
White 
Turnips 
Swedes. 
White 
Turnips. 
Last week in 
' Mny to the 21st 
; of June. 
l.us. 
4 to 5 
Lbs. 
3 to 4 
Bones, or 
farm-yard 
manure and 
bones. 
Bones. 
These two parties occupy similar 
land, each having about an equal 
proportion to tlie other of thin 
and deep soil. They sow part of 
the latter with rape, to be eaten off 
by sheep. 
1 Last week in 
May to tlie 2Ist 
of .lime. 
From last week 
in May to istli 
of June. 
3 
3 
Farm-yard 
manure and 
bones. 
Bones. 
3 
3 
Farm-yard 
manure and 
bones. 
Bones. 
Last week in 
May, and first 
week in June. 
2 
2 
Farm-yard 
manure and 
bones. 
Second week in 
June. 
4 to r. 
4 to 6 
Farm-yard 
manure. 
Farm-yard 
manure. 
More stock is kept on this farm in 
proportion to its extent than on 
any other 1 know. 
Second or third 
w eek in June. 
2 or Zi 
2 or 2i 
Farmyard 
manure with 
bones and 
ashes. 
Bones and 
ashes. 
This gentleman says he moistens the 
turiiip-seed by rubbing it thtough 
the hands with /is/i-oil, afterwards 
drying it in the sun, or at a distance 
from tlie fire, which promotes early 
vegetation, and since adopting this 
plan never suiTered from the fly. 
After lioeing and scuttling two or 
three times over, banks the turnips 
in the " carrs." 
From the 1st to 
the21st of June. 
1 
3 
H 
Farm-yard 
manure, 
bones, and 
ashes. 
Farm-yard 
manure, 
bones, and 
ashes. 
Formerly drilled white turnips 14 
inches apart, with same quantities 
of manure, and got quite as good 
crops, hut prefers 16 inches, as 
being belter to scuffle and clean. 
Tliird week in 
June. 
4 to 5 
4 
Farm-yard 
manure. 
Farm-yard 
manure. 
Early in July ; 
if heavy and 
cold land, earlier. 
If light and hot, 
not so early. 
3 
3 
Middle of July. 
3 
3 
Farm-yard 
manure. 
Farm-yard | 
manure. 
Mixes sulphur with turnip-seed (about 
1 lb. to a peck of seed) " to pre- 
vent jacks or flies." His land is 
generally low, near the River Stour, 
and on gravel. If sown earlier 
than the times stated, the turnips 
become mildewed. 
