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a Second crop of Shoots. from the Same talks, which the Sheep Seemed equally fond of, as they were before they had tasted grass. This Spared my grass till further, and made a great plenty.

These, Mr. Editor, are the beneßts I propose from pursuing the above method. Beſore I close my letter, however, I will consider an objection or two which I think probably may be Started against it, as every question, you know, Sir, has its weak Side: I do not, however, know of any one objection that can materially affect this. It will perhaps be urged, that the removal of“: the plants adds a considerable change to the crop. So it does undoubtedly. 1 calculate, that it will be fall ten Shillings per acre. Two men and two boys will(if the in- closures are contigueus) transplant one aere in a day and a half, with the aid of two horses. If this is thought too much t0 give, to Secure a plenty to cattle in ihe Spring, I will hold my. tongue, and be content to ruin noye but myself, by Such a Piece of extrayagance.

It may also be Said, that the weight of food grown per acre is not equal to that of cabbages or turnips--1 am not zure that it.is. As brocoli is, not cut from the talks, wbich will hold a deal of mold, it is not easy to weigh. The bulk, however, is very large, and exceeds that of either Cabbages or turnips from the 5ame length of ridge.

The most plausible objection, I can fancy to mygelf, is that, the land from where it is drawn, will not be left in high condition for barley. Every load of green food drawn from land, robs it of its due. To meet this objection half way at least, 1 have made a niemorandum for my own use next year, that 1 plant every other ridge only with brocoli in my turnip field, and drill the intermediate ones with turnips. The latter. will remain to be fed off when the others are removed, andif the turnips are well manured for, and prove good, no asriculturist will, Ithink, object to the drawing off the alternate ridges of Hrocoli, It is a very common practice to draw all the bet and largest türnips out of the field for bullocks in the Straw yard, leaving, the worst to be fed off with Sheep on the land; which 4s, nevertheless,'sypposed to be left in sufficient heart for barley? No waste is mage in the transplanting, Since the leaf that is broken off, may be very easily picked up. I gave Several loads of these to five two-year old heifers, in bins in my Straw yard, which they ate very greedily, although very dirty, and certainly the least palatable part of the vegetable,

In addition to the beneßts to be derived, 1 forgot to mention, that what the one enclosure lost 6F-manure from being robbed of its produce, the other obtained as a drezsing for the follow-