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arc planted iu a similar manner. Drumhead cabbages are also planted on 
the flat 2G inches distant in rows and 24 inches from plant to plant. All 
the cabbages are irrigated during the period oi' growth, and in 1878 this 
crop on one field received 17 dressings of sewage, or about 6102 tons per acre, 
equal to an irrigating depth of ()0"4 inches. 
Parsnips. — This crop is grown on the level. Six lbs. of seed jier acre is 
drilled in rows 14 inches distant, and hoed out to 6 inches in the rows. The 
crop is not irrigated, but usually succeeds cabbage or the second year's rye- 
grass, which has been sewaged. The croj) was clean, and i^romiscd to be a 
fair one. 
Carrots. — These are drilled in rows on the level at 14 inches' distance, and 
are hoed out to from 4 inches to 6 inches in the rows. Six lbs. of seed per acre 
are sown. This crop was not good, nor was it looking well, although it was 
clean. It is not directly irrigated with sewage, but, like parsnips, succeeds, 
either directly or after two years, a crop that has been heavily dressed with 
sewage. 
Fotaioes. — The varieties grown were "Myatt's Early Eose" and "Victoria." 
They are planted in drills from 24 inches to 26 inches apart, and 12 inches 
from plant to plant in the rows. The crop of 1879 was planted on the 
9th April, and succeeded rye-grass that had been cut four times the previous 
year. It was then sewaged, broken up and sown at the end of July, ■with 
turnips which were fed off on the ground with sheep. This year the potato 
crop had been sold at the time of our visit in August at 17^. lOs. per acre, 
the buyer having to raise the crop and take all risk. Potatoes are not 
directly sewaged during the period of their growth, and the crop of 1879 was 
not so good as usual. 
Rhubarh. — At Leamington, as on most sewage farms, this is one of the 
permanent crops. It costs about 50/. per acre to purchase roots, prepare 
the gi'ound, and plant out ; and the crop realises about 40Z. per acre every 
year. The roots, however, require to be taken up every three years, to be 
divided and replanted; they are planted 30 inches apart, and are irrigated 
with sewage during the period of growth. After the pulling for market is 
finished no farther use is made of the crop. The purchaser of the crop pulls 
and markets the produce. 
Wlieat. — A large acreage of this crop is grown on the farm, but as a rule 
not under the influence of sewage. Taking the fields of wheat grown during 
1879, we found in the first example that the 25revious crops had been bare 
fallow in 1878, wheat in 1877, beans in 1876, oats in 1875, wheat in 1874, 
beans in 1873, wheat in 1872, permanent pasture and mangolds in 1871; and 
none of these crops were iiTigated. The second example was immediately pre- 
ceded by barley in 1878, turnips in 1877, wheat in 1876, beans in 1875, wheat 
in 1874, mangolds in 1873, wheat in 1872, and swedes and peas, in 1871, The 
turnip crop preceding barley was irrigated in 1877. The wheat stubble was 
iiTigated in 1874 and the bastard fallow for wheat in 1872. The third example 
was immediately preceded by beans in 1878, and before that by grass in 1877, 
mangold, cabbage, &c., in 1876, parsnips and potatoes and carrots in 1875, 
parsnips and potatoes in 1874, wheat in 1873, Italian rye-grass in 1872, and 
Italian rye-grass in 1871. Mangolds were sewaged in 1876, cabbages, &c., 
in 1875, bastard fallow was sewaged in 1874, and rye-grass in 1872. The 
wheat crop of the present year was sown at the rate of 2 bushels of seed per 
acre about the middle of October 1878. The wheat was seeded with 1 peck 
of rye-grass, 10 lbs. of red clover, 5 lbs. of trefoil and alsike mixed. The 
plant looked well, especially the " thick set" or square-headed wheat, which 
promised a good if not a great yield. The Browick wheat was also good. 
Oats. — Oats were heavy and lodged. The land was sown on the 22nd of 
April at the rate of 4 bushels of seed per acre. This crop, like the wheat, is 
