I 36 Other Authorities.

Mr. Dann, of Kent, conſiders this as the Chief objeai in horſe-hoeing; his rows twenty inches; the more they are carthed up, the greater the produce.(b)

Mr. Higſon earthed up ſome rows, and did not carth up others; but found not any difference. c.)

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SEOTION IV. FEEDING, OCR CUTTING OPF THE TOPs.

7 Authorities from he Raports.

IN Herefordfhire, Mr. Yeal, about Michaelmas, a week or two before taking up the crop, turns in ſheep to eat the tops; which they do moſt greedily. Operates greatly in the diſcharge of urine..,)

Cutting off the tops, aſſerted to be beneficial to the roots. ſe⸗

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Other Authorities.

From the end of September to the middle of Noveinber, Mr. Groſett, V of Cornwall, cuts a load of tops every morning and gives to his working oxen, who eat them greedily. He fed ſix thus that were in conſtant work;;

and made in conſequence more manure than from any other crop. Monſ. Parmentier ſays, that the tops of the cluſtered ſort may be cut in September; but that there are many forts which fuffer much by cut- ting.() 3 15 Bomftſesſhire, cutting the tops found not to injure the roots((h); and the ſame in Peeblesſhire. νm

Mr. Greenhill, of Eaſt Ham, ſays, that to cut off the haulm or head, or touch to damage it, unqueſtionably hurts the roots. No growth ot them after cutting it.()

Dr. Anderfon tried by experiment to aſcertain the queſtion, hy cutting ” the tops from Auguſt 2 to September 5, and found the loſs i in produce

16) Annals, vol. 20. p. 232.(, Bath Society, vol. 1. p. 28.(d) Hereford, p. 64.

(e) MS. Papers of the Board, Mr. Barnard. Ms. Information. (Q& Traité de Pommes de Terre, p. 113. 7 ⅓) Wight, vol. a. p. 430. (i, Ib. vol. 2. p. 478.(4/ Ms. Papers of the Board..