398 Turnip Husbandry.[Dec, more freely when their prices are tempting; and I Should be glad to See what he has further to'state upon this Subject.

From what I advanced in the letter which.you have inserted in your last number, I hope your readers will perceive that I had no intention of addressing you under a Signature that, could be explained to be“ rude and indecent;" but as an objection has been made, by one of your correspondents, against that of Farmer Slouch, I5hall now use another, which, perhaps, be may think more proper on the present occasion; Still reserving the right, however, to use that under which I first addressed you, whenever I chuse to do So,

Yours,&c.

RURICOLA,' “ P.S. Entertaining a very high opinion of the turnip hus- bandry, I have experienced great pleasure in reading Some papers upon the Subject, in your late, as well as former, num- bers. In the last, Agricola Northumbriensis bas paid a very high compliment to Agricola Norfolcienzis on his talents as an agriculturist and a writer. In this compliment I concur; but in respect to the case under their discussion, I beg leave to object to one part of the practice of the Jatter correspon- dent; and when he adverts to my correspondence with: Mr. Carpenter, I am Sure he will See that it'is a duty incum- bent upon me 50 to do. What I allude to, is bis mode of destroying the couch roots in conducting his turnip experiment. He ploughed them into the ground after they were dried upon its Surface. I have never been able compleatly to destroy these roots without hand picking and burning, or carting off; though I have endeavoured to do 80 by ploughing them in after

'being long exposed to the rays of the Sun. 1 own, however,

that my land is of a nature different from that of the burning Sands of Norfolk.

IT thank you for your attention to the limits I ventured to throw out in your Number 75. 1 Should hope, nay I am almost complearly Satisfad, that your correspondents have not the least intention to irritate or offend each other.- Without harbouring the wish, however, it Seems obvious that these ef- fects will be produced, if thev indulge themselves in Such exträneous matter, as the allusions[I have already particula- rized. 1 again, therefore, bave the Satisfaction of thinking with Mr. Carpenter that you Should, when necessary,' be allowed“ 2 call te order." x