1805.] Eva)

ON THE CULTURE OF TURNIPS, AND THE BEST-MODE OF PRESERVING: THEM FROM THE ROT,

To„the Editor of the Agricultural Magazine. OIR; Faun. 30th, 1805.

Acknowledge my obligations to your Norfolk correspondent

R. W. for his communication on preserving turnips from damage by Severe ſfrosts.--I can readily conceive, that the mode he mentidns will;keep the turnips in a more Succulent state than that.of housing or Stacking 3; and that, in Some Seasons, it will be considerably advantageous by comparison with the common Practice: But, I conceive that after making Such deep furrovws 45 appear.to me to be necessary to contain the turnips in the manner described by R. W. it would be dificult to reduce the Jand to an even Surface; and if this could not be effected, it is almost unnecesSary to Say, that the Succeeding crops would be much injured on retentive Soils.

I Shouldybe glad to know on what kinds of land the Rey. Mr. Munning's mode has been Practivzed 3 to'what extent, and Particularly whether the extra expence,;&C. has been much overbalanced by the 5aving of turnips.

In 5ome Situations perhaps it may be judicious management to carry the turnips into another field as R. W. recommends 3 but where the Soil is Sufficiently dry for folding sheep upon them, I am convinced, from experience, that this mode of CONSUMP= tion, greatly. enriches the land, improves its texture, and renders the. Succeeding crops much more productive than that of car- rying off the turnips, especially on very light, porous, friable SOl8.=-On"Such grounds I have often observed these advan- tageous effects from folding, even when the turnips had grown tullthey flowered.

riority of the Northumberland mode cf cultivating turmps.=--

two. ton per.acre; I must remark, however, either that the crops have been very light, or that the experiments have not been properly conducted 3 for, by a Series of accurate trials which(for reasons not material to your readers) I do. not at PreSent consider myself at liberty to detail, the produce in this district has been generally in the ratio. of 4 to 3, and, in Some CaSeS,(25.8402 zvand 1: have not.the:Smallest doubt bat that where 18 tons.an acre can'be raised in the broad cast* 24 tons

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