The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-12-30
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PLoupoMx, Drc7
: DSAR SfR--Abou, III. a, 81 a Jure lss,
received ,hs 6'st part Of you, Year's resiA
denee ~ fhe " Sfsfes, which I WAS much
pleased wiih, sno ea,,icolssIy the la,,eS part
of the book, which eopraios . restise on the
culture of cns Ruu Bsgs Tuto,p This
mode of oulure wac oew 10 a.e. add hsupht
u almost Impossbie ,hs, hoo -spa tua ess
snould be raised i,o@ enc acrc of ,end howAs
sve', ifelt 'e'r anxious to,ry the experiA
mentln smal wty
Accordingly on the s day OF June,
plooghed uP small piece u 3 oood. joining
my salt meadow, conssininy 6, ,ods ina, had
not been plougbed ior n.a 30 yesrs.
plougheG ,hs g,ound deep and srfead on Is
about 10 wagon ioads Of contosipon nponnrp
that is to ssy, rich earth sbG yad marurd
mixed ~ heap, a isyet of sacb alternately
J. then narrowed the GROUND with an isop
toothsd harrow until nc surface was msllow
shd the msnufe we'll aixod with ,he earth.
co,hs Is, Of July ! harsewsd the 3 ound
ever several times, aud got the suri &c. ID
go2d order butiu consequence of such laso
Ploogh'ng, l dared not venture 70 cross
plough, for fear OF testins up the sods, wa'cn
were no, ~, rotten. On ,hs ~ Jat, x
'idged the g,ouud, throwing fou, iupcws ,ss
gs,her, and leaving the tops Of The 'dsss
fos' feet asunder, and Sithoo, putting n sny
masu o; went very shoai With the pioukhi
because deep Plouehing would have 'brncd
up The sods.
On the s,n Of July sowet the seed ia
single rows on The ,ops Of The ,idss., on sIl
the ridges, except'sbcu. Eighteen. Or Of
thsse sowed The ssed on the tsh Juys
when the Est sowing was up, and vey 80.
vseiy attacked BY ,he yfeas and was fearful
Of issing the whole cop W ,hAs insecn
ADou, the last ,et Ir'y ihsre csme showery
which gave tho sssntpss ssst end % The
SIN day u Angus l rsnsttas,sd eight oi Inc
rems,aiOg rows, early in NE morning The
weather was now very d'y end The :u'nipa
sown % tho 10 Joy we're just coming upi
On The losh 81 August l transplanled The
two tows a, midday, and, 10 cons, qoence OF
such dry weather, the tops all died, bu' 10
few days began TO look green and, IL Stcw
weeks, those that had been lranspianted lookA
cd as thrifty az those that had been sowh.
On the io.h Of August I regulated the
sown rows, end left the plants sisnding l,om
six to twelve inches spaei.
"A part Of The seed Treccived from yous
and part had from france a low years ago.
When / gathered the crop the ,ransplsntA
cd turnips were nsarIy - large as these that
s,ocd where thsy were sown.
The following is ths produce :-- 7wo kkAA
dred and fwo bashth Oh siEtyf rod Of
ground--s crop arising from . mode Of suI-
tIsstion for which, sir. feel vc'y much ins
dsbted 20 you-This crop, - you will per.
esivs, wants bu, Two bushels sud fraction Of
.fve hundred 6usAsis TO the dess cod I verify
believe, tbs, on this mode Of sultivstios Cd
acre of iand which will bring hundred BUSH
els Of cora ears, will produce frctn sevea 70
eigh, hundred bnshe!s Of the Ru,s bsgA
turnip. ~
0res, numbers OF NY tursips weigh sir
hounHs each The greens were almost whoIs
Iy destroyed by . csttsrpiIIsr which never
before saw, 30 thst I had % opporsuni,y 6f
trying the use Of them as cattle feed but -
to the rcef, cst,Ie and hogs, eat Il EresdiIys
and cattle, and we'll 10 hogs eat up sht little
bi,s that remsin attached 70 the hBres when
those are Gu, from the hubs.
am now selling these tufnipS st hav .
dollar q 6sskef.
Wmh begging ysu 70 except Of my thanks
for the Useful informstion which, In common
with many o,hsrs, I have received frsm yoas
treatise on this valuable plant
| ] remain dear sir,
Your NEST obsdiest sesvaHs,H
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