The Tullian Hoe-Plough. July,

€“ But it is impossible to hoe-plough them so0 well when planted upon the level, as when they are planted upon ridges; ſor if we plough deep near to the row, the earth will‘come over on the left side of the plough, and bury the young tur- nips; but when they ständ on ridges, the* earth will almost all fall down on the right side, into the furrow in the middle of the interval. And 1 have found, that turnips on the samc land planted on ridges, with six-foot intervals, make a crop double to those that are planted on the level, or even on ridges with three-foat intervals.

« Drilled turnips, by being no where but in the rows, may be more easìly seen than those which come up at random, and may therefore be sooner singled out by the hand-hoe, which is another advantage, because the sooner they are s0 cet out the better they will thrive,

«“ The distance need not be regular; for when a turnip has six Inches of room on one síde and eighteen inches on the other sìde, it is almost as well as if there was one foot on each side.

“The least number will be the largest turnips, yet we should have a competent stock, which LI think is not less than thirty to a square perch.

« Three or four ounces of seed is the usual quantity to drill upon an acre, though three or four pounds are commonly broadcast, which coming so thick must exhaust the land.

«“‘The s1x-foot ridges, whereon turnips are drilled in single rows, may be left bigher than for double rowed crops, eeause there will be more earth in the intervals, as the single row takes up less.

« It is beneficial to hoe turnips(especially the first time) alternately, i. e. to hoe every other interval, and throw the earth back again, before we hoe the other intervals;- for by this means, the turnips are kept from being stunted.[tis better to have nourisbment moderately given them at twice.

« Dry weather does not injure turnips when horse-hoed, as it does sown; the hand-hoe does not go deep enough to keep the earth moist, and secure the plants. against drought.

«‘Turnips of nineteen pounds weight,“1 have several times heard of; and of sixteen pounds have often known."Twelve pounds may be reckoned the middle size of great turnips: and Ï see no reason why every turnip should not arise to the full bigness of its species, if it did notwant part of its due nourish- ment(in rich earth.) I had turnips on poor undunged land that weighed fourteen pounds a piece, but they were only such as had more room than the res.

« The most experienced broadcast turnip farmers will have no more than thirty to a square perch lett in hand-hoeing;