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Farming of Cormoall. 
lime is applied, it will generally amount to 6Z. per acre, thus making 
a clear profit of 40s., besides the gain on the feeding of the sheep. 
45. Cabbage. — The large drumhead cabbage has been partially 
cultivated as food for cattle and sheep ; the produce varying from 
20 to 30 tons per acre. The crops for which prizes have been 
awarded in 1842 and 1843 by the " Cornwall Agricultural 
Association" average 41 plants to the perch, and 27 tons to the 
acre. 
46. Mangold. — The long and globe red and yellow varieties of 
this root have also been partially introduced. They are cultivated 
with great success both on the granite soils and slaty loams, vary- 
ing from 25 to 35 tons per acre. The average weight per acre 
of those crops that have obtained the prizes for 1842 and 1843 of 
the " Cornwall Agricultural Association" is 28 tons, with 101 
roots to the perch. The culture is very similar to that of the 
turnip, except that the land is ploughed deeper, and the supply 
of manure more liberal. 
47. Carrot. — The large " Altringham '' and " White Belgium" 
varieties of this root have been cultivated very successfully as 
food for stock on our deep loams, which require to be subsoil- 
ploughed for the purpose. The average weight per acre of the 
crops that have successfully competed for the prizes offered by the 
Cornwall Agricultural Association for the last three years is 27^ 
tons, and 303 roots to the perch. 
48. The Tare has been cultivated for a great many years, both 
the winter and spring varieties : used as food for sheep, cattle, 
and horses. 
49. The following crops have been very rarely grown : — 
The Bean has been tried by Mr. Enys, of Enys, but with 
only partial success. "I have obtained,'' he says, " in most in- 
stances a full crop of stalks and flowers, varying from 4 to 5 
feet high, but the flowers did not form pods due to the general 
appearance of the crop, and on the whole the yield was below 
the general average of the kingdom." 
The Pea is more frequently grown, and with more success. 
Hye is seldom grown except with tares. 
Buck Wheat only as food for pheasants ; but it deserves atten- 
tion as a green crop, to be ploughed into the land as a prepara- 
tion for the wheat crop. 
Sainfoin and Lucerne have been grown by a few country gentle- 
men. 
The Hop is not cultivated now, having been tried some 30 years 
since without success, our climate being too moist, and our soils 
not rich and loamy enough for its general growth. 
