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evidently too small, as the horse hoe must be shut out long before | evidently too small, as the horse hoe must be shut out long before | ||
the wetness of the Winter would render it necessary to stop. The | the wetness of the Winter would render it necessary to stop. The | ||
| − | plantation was very clean from Weeds, having been | + | plantation was very clean from Weeds, having been hand hoed |
| − | once or twice. Mr. Wharton has | + | once or twice. Mr. Wharton has cultivated Cabbages several Years |
| − | and found then good for all sorts of Cattle; two Acres | + | and found then good for all sorts of Cattle; two Acres will [[unclear]] |
large Beasts; they will last late in the Spring, even to the time of | large Beasts; they will last late in the Spring, even to the time of | ||
turning out to grass. | turning out to grass. | ||
V. I. P. 116. Mr. Samuel Tucker near [[unclear]] has planted Cabbages | V. I. P. 116. Mr. Samuel Tucker near [[unclear]] has planted Cabbages | ||
| − | three or four years; he has three Acres of high Sandy | + | three or four years; he has three Acres of high Sandy loam in many |
places not above six or seven inches and in others eight or nine deep | places not above six or seven inches and in others eight or nine deep | ||
before the rag stone appears, under which lies a quarry of building | before the rag stone appears, under which lies a quarry of building | ||
Latest revision as of 20:55, 14 July 2018
but if the Weather comes wet sooner by a fortnight or three weeks, he never omits making use of it. The number set on an Acre is 6240. and six men plant an acre in a day; the mean produce about 10 lb. per Cabbage, which is a very considerable produce of above 27. tons per Acre; but Mr. Lyster's Clerk says Cabbages are not so substantial a food as Turnips, as Cattle require many more Acres of them than of the latter. In October they begin to burst and by Christmas must be all fed off.
V. I. P. 110. Mr. Wharton near Doncaster had three or four Acres of Cabbages very large and fine for their age; they had not been planted above six weeks and their leaves almost met: the rows were three feet asunder and the plants two between each; but this distance was evidently too small, as the horse hoe must be shut out long before the wetness of the Winter would render it necessary to stop. The plantation was very clean from Weeds, having been hand hoed once or twice. Mr. Wharton has cultivated Cabbages several Years and found then good for all sorts of Cattle; two Acres will unclear large Beasts; they will last late in the Spring, even to the time of turning out to grass.
V. I. P. 116. Mr. Samuel Tucker near unclear has planted Cabbages three or four years; he has three Acres of high Sandy loam in many places not above six or seven inches and in others eight or nine deep before the rag stone appears, under which lies a quarry of building Stone; and may be ploughed soon after rain throughout the Winter. It bore Wheat last year, was manured for the Cabbages in the same manner as is usual for Turnips, about 10. loads of rich rotten dung per Acre. The Wheat Stubble was turned up in the Autumn, and a part of the field on which Seven rows of the plants stand, had four ploughings catchword more /catchword
