Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-07-03
TO FaRMERs INO czRDEyFsS

And particularly those gentlemen who have Written o
Inc on The subject of the Ruta Baga cultivation.
- Hyde Parf, Lc7g Island. lime 81 1918.
nave now. lying on the table before me pile of let
tiers, many ofwhioh contain bark notes Some Of The
has eohIain ORDERS Tor seed others for my Httie
ooof on the subject Of the Rua Baga others for both
ana some express desire have Information on tbe
SUBJECT oil the culture. The dates OF these Ietters show
me "ue extent OF the circulation Of the knowledge of
me principal facts which have before stated in the
p"oiic prints andae language Of the letters show the
very great interest which those facts have eyced
u IS very niessing to myself.
Bnt. heinc literally impossible for me to eud time
10 as"er all these letters it being also Impossible Tor
e 70 comply IN time, with the requests my several
correspondents beg leave to give tbs one se1er1J
answer through the public prints
10 nose gentlemen, who have written for seed have
10 say that, IN All the cases. where can do it, will
t"HB comply with their request: but that i'm ey,T,,
case Nili send them sr7ON qWoHtity Of seed fa Z,
posi- tetteT; and this shall do whether have r.
ce'ef money or not. Because we'll know how anxjous
men are upon such subjects and because wish very
much, that numerous persons NAV (bnnqb mon small,
scae) nave an opportunity of being conIiHced upo1
SUBJECT OF snch great md universal intefest where n
pound or more of seed las been ordered and the one
encosrn the senders may be assured that in the
whIle will Keep their letters and that The seed II il
snond nc too tate for this year. shall be sent them ye,y
edy AcN. "inier wren am sure Of receiving large
supply from plants selected and growing on INV
farm ~ Hampshire, and which wrote home 10 have
plaheo er ths very purpose, long ago as SepteDt
Der last, well knowing what effect nv actual exner;
ments and undeniahe facts would produce in This conn
ty. ~ ~
As to my little book which is The 6r,f ,,orf n tb,oo
the whOle entitled, BeOrS resdeHce in the U5led
States" IL contains erery fkia~ which Know rs,.t;ve
10 the c"Hnre, aud prCSerU0fjOW and nes aud ,yod,
Of nS''g the RUTA B,GA, or Russia tnTnip. have en-.
deavored to make the matter as plain rs possible
Those gentlemen who have done me the very CATERING
honof to ask Tor tnSr1cfio"S, will Gnd in the little
nook, an answer to dH their questions and they viii
also find every possible question the subject autici
paed. To me- who have trading connections in
America 1t IS not easy To End the means of depostino
this book, in short time in many places as conld
Wish. But, have caused good number Of comics IN
be sent to the Of mr. Ioau sIorgqN n ySIiiSsI
firaf fhaxF r.
~ that city and, in order that booksfliers may in
every part q" the country without risk be able to
cure Tue book, have, by public advertisement offered
them, through Mr.. drch0mbanIf No. GO BaTciay
street New YORK at the price Ten copies for sir doi
tdTS and hdf.
There is one point however, as to +" iusfrncfjoDt,
wlich think ii necessary TO touch npon here I Der.
ceive that many Of the applicants for seed live in mr.
gi1ia Now, - to the time II sOWiRg il be very
different from my time on Long lslGnd The Ruta Baga
plant though soWn here properly about the GySt OF
July, does not make any great progress in point Of
growth till the longer and cooier nights come and The
heavy dews, IN september. October gives ii three.
towrths eHs whofe size SO that, should think that
the 'sc0Rd 'sek IN Iky would be quite early for Penn
sytca'ia and the FIRST 7cCek IN HHgHst early enough
TOT virginia This s very materials for, II the young
and tender plants be too much scOrched by tie heat
ihey may n"t easy recover. IL Is the long and Hne
autumn that does the business IN this culture the
warm sun during the day aud the heavy dews by night
The later the autumn ends the later the sewing may
take place
70 those gentlemen who may buy The seea. without
seeing the Ntfte book beg leave 10 obse1,e a., a.
have any thing worth having the ground mus, he ccan
the plants put al tqrae distances early ace good
ano deeP hoeing OF poughing, hetwee for hold ont
so hopeto those who throw seed inio the Eroard and
then leave the work TO nature, which acting an npar.
ual part gives the preference 10 The weeds which as
We aii Know, are the nreoccupants Of every sol.
As 10 ne induceuentstD cultivate this ia sne
rica, the idea IS ~ no means tome. few ycars
aso, IN wslkngwth Mr. Richayd Hartman, an excel.
lent neighbor in Hampshire over one Of hi. fields
observed TO hm what pity Il that our cultivation
~ TVS root was not practsed iH america : said n
would doRjle the produce or the farms there" ri
write iue book ant send " them" said - soon II.
tefVafos, TIE wai bsnR over, lad the plan Of doing
" dnd actually bad ihe bfffP boDt yriRted and sent
% on, 20 10y friend. Nr. JpHN MosGsN, Of PbiIadrI
Phn POLITICAL cVrnie 81 lTrat interest arose however
and TOOK M az tine when was coming ont ilsi
year, brought itur rf0 bcr0 seed. had the liitie
pa tcay few pouadD ~ ny hand one day In the c.
D'a u TIE ship, aud remember ssyug 70 Mr AsrOa