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implement TO use. A man walks hrskly
forward, with one OF these before him, pro
PEELED like a wheel barrow. The drill is
made. the seed sown. covered, and bv come
he ground rolled as he advances. Where
this implement cannot be had, small i'm.
p|ement formed like pepper box, with
holes at Dne end, and fastened TO the end
ofn walking sick, and followed by n man
with rake 10 cover the seed. may be sub.
stitu,ed Sow upon the fresh stirred soil.
After sowing is completed, the plants
generally make their appearance in from
five TO eight days ; and if the weather is
showery they will soon grow into what is
termed the rough leaf, when they are a
couple Of inches high. The process of
horse hoeing then commences, by running
he cul'ivator, or light plough up and down
between the rows. as near TO The plants as
can be done without injury, or within three
inches OF them, so as TO cut up any weeds
that may have sprung up. In two or three
days this should be followed by the hand
hoe. The weeds should all be eradca,ed
and the plants thlnned, by drawing the hoe
crosswise Of the row, so as TO leave them
standing single at the distance Of eight or
ten inches. The cultivator may be subse.
quertly once or twice passed between the
rows and the few weeds that will spring
up will be destroyed. The turnip crop may
be advanta geosuly followed with spring
wheat or barley.
Quahty--The relative portion o. nutri.
ment afforded by each Of the following
species has been estimated by the late Geo.
Sinclair, as amounting in Ga drachms, to
White tankard, rs grains.
Common white loaf, 80
Norfolk white, SO "
Stone garden, IS
and Swedish ,urnps, ITO grains.
The Turnip fly is the greatest enemy to
he crop; and although many prevenlves
have been recommended no particular one
seems to have given full confidence. SCOT
and quick lime have been s,rewcd along
the drills and on the young leaves at the
rate of six bushels the acre, with good
success. This mixture is applied when
the leaves are dry. Some SOW radish seed
with their turnips, which first attract the
| fly. The London Society Of arts awarded
a gold medal for this mode of prevention.
which consists in drilling thick, row Of
common 'urn'ps between the rows Of ruta
bago. The fly destroyed the former and
spa'el the Swedes.
Gathering The crop.-The roots NAV be
drawn by hand or with a potato hook
They should be topped and tailed. and be
permitted to lay upon the ground till the
loose dirt separates from the roots. They
should not be cut too close, nor the roots
wounded, lest it causes them to rot.
! Storing. They may be stored in cellars
or pits. as before described. Let the pits
not exceed three feet in breadth, raise tho
roots foot above the surface of The ground,
slopng from the sides to the centre. cover
with good thickness Of earth, and BY ali
means take care TO ventiIlate at the crown
ofthe pile, to prevent the roots heating and
becoming rotten.
Use.-The ruta baga. in particular, is
eaten by all farm stock, sheep and oxen
are a'tcned upon them. They are amos,
invariably fed raw. but require to be cut
or sliced.
The extended culture of the turnip,"
says professor Lowe, has enabled US TO
carry the practice of breeding and feeding
our domestic animals TO n state of perfec
ton. in which no Other country has vet
been able to rival Great Britain. The
cultivation of the plant in rows instead
of the former method of broadcast, may
well be regarded as an improvement, of the
highest Importance. II has enabled the
farmer to secure abundant returns, which
the former method of cultivation did not
admit Of and so to increase the number OF
useful animals, that may be maintained on
the farm, and to subject the lighter soils to
a species Of culture more beneficial than
any other which had been before devised
for them. Cuilivator.