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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1847 Excerpt: ... This mixture is calculated upon the supposition that the green tops are upon an average one third of the weight of the bulbs, and that, on the other hand, the tops contain weight for weight, three times as much inorganic matter as the bulbs do. Hence, a ton of bulbs with their tops carry off about 361bs. of inorganic matter, so that for every ton of bulbs with their tops carted off the field, and not returned again in the form of animal manure, 489)s. of the second mixture must be added." CHAPTER III. THE SOWING OF THE CROP. TnE proper management of the operations connected with the sowing and subsequent culture of the turnip is of the utmost importance, not only to this crop itself, but to those succeeding it in the rotation. As I have before mentioned, this crop is a fallow, or cleaning crop, on which the succeeding ones depend much for their state of cleanliness. The winter preparation of the ground is necessary to produce a perfect state of pulverization, and to extirpate the root weeds. The growth and advancement of the turnips, as well as the destruction of the annual weeds as they appear, to prevent them from maturing their seeds, entirely depend on the after cultivation. In no other crop of the rotation, can this destruction of the annual weeds be so completely effected, therefore labour must not be spared to effect this most desirable object. It is true that the expenditure may be large, but it is not all charged to the turnips alone; the expense of this cleaning must be divided amongst the other crops of the rotation which are all benefitted by it; without so doing this crop will appear to be a losing one. But if the benefits derived from its growth, be fully investigated, then, indeed, its almost inestimable value will be seen. I am happy to find...
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