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usual to trench-plough to the greatest depth pos- sible, and with very small furrows, in order sufh- ciently to break the staple: to effect this properly, in a strong soil, will give six good horses labour enough at halfanacreaday. For drilling Carrots,

&c. see Index. Parsnips require a similar culture with the above, in all respects, and are applicable to the same purposes. I have never cultivated them my- self, but have knownthem grown upona stiffclayey loain, about a foot deep, and of indifferent ferti- lity, beside carrots. Much rotten dung, particu- larly of fatting hogs, was used. The carrots were a good crop, but the parsnips much longer and larger. It is probable, the latter are of a‘finer consistence, and more nutritious quality, and they are said to produce rich milk in cows, and good butter; also to suit strong, or clayey soils, better than carrots; but I know of no accurate experi- ments on those heads. They are much in use for

cattle in Jersey and Guernsey.; Cwicory, or WiLD Enpive.—Although the seed, first introduced by Mr. Young, was obtain-. ed in France, it 1s a native of this country, and erows wild in all parts. Its usual mode of cul- ture, is to sow it with spring corn, either with or without clover, or other grasses. Quantity by itself, ten pounds of seed per acre. It is suppos- ed to succeed better with sheep and pigs, than with the larger cattle. This plant will thrive on any soil, if it comes up, but I have sometimes found it fail in this respect, most probably from a

defect in the seed.

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