Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-03
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TO FARMERS AND GARDENERS.

HyGc Park Il. ISiaiG, March ~. ISIS.
Those who have recently reQuented the markets at
New YORK have bees understand greatly surprzed
the sight OF the Russia 3toWipS, which have been there
Snld tor and, am informed that the psrsou who
has hitherto aAeh them to market niSrG pre- Set cd
himself as b'vng r0iScd them or at least as having
hR hand in raising them while he has moi informed
am one oil me name Of The proprietor of them Deem
lng this matter c great public interest," shall hope
oe excused, in usspassing for a moment on your pa
tience, while relate the real facts. Always having
though that by the cultivation Of crops green
crops he tear Proht of any farm in America, might
be 'aHch mare fs0,' dCrb!ed formed the design last
sut'hei 10 'y no" ih0se crops wouid succeed here
dIa rot land at New York fN The 5fh Of if0V took
p eer ." ahe on me 2Ofh Of nay so poor that all my
hesbOors SAID nothing would grow il the far great
ef paIt Ell II covered with weeds and brambles
there was no, twenty loads of manure The place
nave never n""sh any upon about seven acres of this
land, raised about three hundred BASKETS Of RnSs0
IETHpS. made satisfactory experiments as TO nGNgeE
bhI]et- c0FI0tS, pumpkins and cGbbGGeS, or
"h'ch ere SouR tHt ire month Of June yet the
ciorS were surprisingly great. II is my intention TO
pUbiisl of aii these governments very soon
hut stall ms publish account Of the Russia Tttr,ip
culture. his 1905 VIII quite fat sheen and oxen will
halfkerp horse and half fat pig Of a FOOD sorf and
n boiled steamed quite such pig LIS qualities
Tor me tdVte aIe well knCwu aud the bulk cup
bn'k op different parts Of the land Upon one acre
there were oi0 bushels and IL live November
have no doubt of heng able to show bushels upon
an acre. Many OF my rurnips weighed more than ten
p''tHaF eGch Many that go to market weigh frOm6
pounds. aud as in the ali traits the largest are
the soefest and richest. Having seen how well adapted
Tie climate was to this culture, wrote home 70,
seed 10 be sent me from very worthy friend aud
heithNoI III Hampshire, winch expect u arrive vely
snon Nhen II does arrive, shall cause the part do
not want Of 1t TO ne offered for moderate price
having great desreto this root generally culivated
- have 10 doubt Lat seed raised IN this country would
be as CORD as seed 'aised IN England hat, as have
yet no knowledge II this mater, speak only 0fthr
producs Of Eeti'h Seed. and of seed too raised win
great care hy my Eeishbor before mentioned. The
raising OF the seed IS rather nice matter but shall
this raise sam rnyself and shall Give nj, n
stTnctons, IN print h'w Il in the best manner
Ny stay ~ the United States ne long ana
not without some hoCes, hat my visit viii ne 5emen
bered by The introduction Of the culture and by
the driving out at long nnsed. nnenecked eegeed
sharp backed, and heiied hogs.
WI. COBBETT.
NJ have used ibe words RHsSia It,,uips because
Ahey are used ~ tbs nsishpo, hood. We IL Fugiand
call i, the SusrSh Turin. II Is the real Rnsq goe0
It's bulb is 81 Nfcp qeftO'9, aud leaf il Of go0
Sre'". IL h, J h'd, sometimes called the Cob60ce
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