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more before the Cabbages were set; the rest received five and six more.

The Seed from which those seven rows were planted, was sown the 16th of August, pricked out of the Seed bed the middle of October, and transplanted into the field the last Week in May; the weather being dry they were watered till rooted; scarce any gap in the whole field. The Seed for the rest of the field sown in the Spring, some of which were transplanted into the field directly from the seed had, and no difference seems to appear in them from three that had been pricked out. Mr. Tucker prefers the two transplantations; but ownes those from the Seed bed root sooner, and with less watering than the others. All the Seed for the whole field did not exceed half a pound, was sown on three or four perches in the garden, and produced plants enough for ten Acres of land.

The Seven rows from the Autumn sowing are much the finest; some when in perfection must amount to 30 lb. the rest of the field though inferior will prove a noble crop.

The whole field is planted in rows four feet asunder, and the plants at two feet and two feet six inches from each other; consequently an acre holds about 5000. Cabbages. The plants have been twice horse hoed and appear as clean from Weeds as a garden. In the transplantation three men in half a day set 3000 plants.

He begins to cut them for use about Martinmas. He takes up three or four rows at different distances to admit a cart, and then picks such as require cutting from the whole which makes the Crop last much longer than if the Cabbages were regularly drawn The quantity which requires cutting before Christmas is not considerable, they last to the end of March or beginning of April.

The large Crops of Corn he raises after this vegetable, prove it does not exhaust the Soil, though they are constantly drawn, and never fed in the field. catchword Mr. Ayer /catchword