1 10 1 §ECTION IV. IN VYOUNG PLANTATIONS.

IN Shropfhire, Lord Clive finds it an excellent practice to permit the planting of potatoes in his young plantations, the ſeaſon after the young trees are put in the ground. The neighbouring cottagers are allowed to plant them; and if it is new, or maiden ground, no manure is put in for the firſt two years. The potatoes are not continued above three years, and are of great uſe to the young trees.(y) 1

Mr. Coke, of Holkham, Norfolk, permits the poor people to plant pota- toes 3 5 young plantations, and finds the cultivation beneficial to the

trees.(2 13 a

OBSERVATION.

In all caſes where the benefit to the planter and to the poor ſeems to be ſo reciprocal, as in this practice, it is much to be wiſhed that the ſame ſyſtem may be adopted. Merely to offer ſuch a hint to the public will, doubtleſs, have good effects. 71 8„ a

SEe0N V. cULTURE WIrH TURNIPS.

AVERX fingular method of culture was inventedby Mr. Walker, of Nor- folk. Upon a clean turnip fallow he plants potatoes under the plough in June, and harrows in turnipeſeed above them, timing it ſo that the turnips and young potatoe-fhoots fhall come to the hoe at the ſame time. He feeds the turnips off early in antumn, and then ploughs the land for wheat, gathering the potatoes at the ſame time. He has had a full crop of turnips, and 120 buſhels of potatoes per acre: the laſt worth 5l.(a)

Mr. Bell, of Dumfriesſhire, drills potatoes at four feet and a half; and the hoeing being over by the end of June, drills turnips in the intervals.(⁵)

OBSERVATION.

The Committee will by no means venture to recommend this practice; but the hint feems worth preſerving, as particular caſes may occur in which it may be adopted, and probably improved on.

(y) Ms. Information.(2) Ditto.(a) Annals, vol. 9. p. 431. (5) Wight, vol. 2. p. 430. 3