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row of plants, when it was filled in the same manner as the former; thus the work was continued till finished. Most of the plants lived, but were afterwards backward and never throve well. They were eaten by Sheep at Martinmas.

In 1766. two acres were cultivated with Cabbages on a clay soil, an Oat stubble winter followed. At the end of May this field was planted with the plough in the same manner as before, only a good handful of dung being laid by the Planters on the Root of every Cabbage. They were horse hoed twice, and hand weeded as often. This Crop turned out very good, the average weight per Cabbage being 14 lb. yet this mode of planting not thought equal to dibbling them. They were given to fat Oxen at Martinmas; eight or nine were feeding on them, some for a fortnight, some for a month, and some nine Weeks. The fatting all of them was finished by the Cabbages, which answered the utmost expectations; beasts taken out of fine grass, fell on them with great eagerness, and carried on as well as on any other food.

In 1767. Mr. Turner had eight Acres of the large Scotch sort; and two Acres of the Anjou.

For the first the land was both Summer and Winter fallowed and planted from the Seed bed the 18th. of June in rows four feet asunder, and two feet from Plant to Plant; they were twice horse hoed, and hand hoed as often. They were at Martinmas given to fat Oxen, Milch Cows, and fat Sheep; the leaves not catchword Cabbaged /catchword