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V. 1. P. 88. Mr. Middlemore about three Miles from Grantham has cultivated large | V. 1. P. 88. Mr. Middlemore about three Miles from Grantham has cultivated large | ||
quantities of Cabbages for feeding Sheep, Bullocks, & c. and after an experience | quantities of Cabbages for feeding Sheep, Bullocks, & c. and after an experience | ||
| − | of four years notwithstanding his Soil is highbred | + | of four years notwithstanding his Soil is highbred sand finds them more |
advantageous than Turnips. The Parts he has planted are the Turnip, | advantageous than Turnips. The Parts he has planted are the Turnip, | ||
the Battersea, and the Wintergreen [[unclear]] otherwise called the Great Scotch. | the Battersea, and the Wintergreen [[unclear]] otherwise called the Great Scotch. | ||
the first have rose to 5 lb. weight, the Second to 10 or 12 lb. and the last to 14 lb. | the first have rose to 5 lb. weight, the Second to 10 or 12 lb. and the last to 14 lb. | ||
the bailiff prefers the last, as the Cattle like it best and it lasts longer | the bailiff prefers the last, as the Cattle like it best and it lasts longer | ||
| − | good in the Spring. It has been reserved for the Sheep in | + | good in the Spring. It has been reserved for the Sheep in April and |
it stands the Sharper frosts. The Seeds of these sorts are sown in | it stands the Sharper frosts. The Seeds of these sorts are sown in | ||
the beginning of March, and when four inches high, pricked out into | the beginning of March, and when four inches high, pricked out into | ||
Latest revision as of 19:59, 14 July 2018
1. From Young's Six Months Tour
V. 1. P. 88. Mr. Middlemore about three Miles from Grantham has cultivated large quantities of Cabbages for feeding Sheep, Bullocks, & c. and after an experience of four years notwithstanding his Soil is highbred sand finds them more advantageous than Turnips. The Parts he has planted are the Turnip, the Battersea, and the Wintergreen unclear otherwise called the Great Scotch. the first have rose to 5 lb. weight, the Second to 10 or 12 lb. and the last to 14 lb. the bailiff prefers the last, as the Cattle like it best and it lasts longer good in the Spring. It has been reserved for the Sheep in April and it stands the Sharper frosts. The Seeds of these sorts are sown in the beginning of March, and when four inches high, pricked out into a well dug bed. About Midsummer they are transplanted into the field in rows four feet asunder and one foot or eighteen inches from plant to plant. If the Weather holds dry, they are watered with a Water Cart and at a small expence. Six thousand are generally allotted to an Acre; they horse hoe them according as the Weeds rise; The turnip cabbage seed costs 3 or 4 s. per lb. and the pricking out the plants of either sort is a thousand, and so much the transplanting them into the field: a man sets 1000. or 1500. in a day, a gardner 3000. if the weight of each Cabbage is only 4 lb. the amount is ten ton per Acre which is a most valuable crop.
V. I. P. 102. Mr. Lyster near Bantry has cultivated Scotch Cabbages as food for Cattle four years; he prefers the large Scotch Cabbage; he has raised them frequently to 16 an 20 lb. weight. He generally applies to feeding to the Dry and Milch Cows ^ addition underline and Sheep; as also for /underline /addition rearing of young Cattle. He has this year two acres of them planted in rows four feet asunder and two feet from plant to plant. Mr. Lyster has the seed sown the latter end of January or beginning of February, and plants them out the middle of June catchword but /catchword
