Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-06-06


had SO fully spoken OF the use to which ]
found it put in America, and though l
had expressly said, that it was cultivated
here under the pane Of Russin turnip.
Mott was not the root that ! express
ed my hope to introduce lit was the oul.
tivation Of it upon large scale, aud as
cattle food /; and in this way the root has
net yet been introduced. Mr.. q says,
that Ruta Baga seed was brought into
Pennsylvania BY Mr.. Bord'ey Is years
ago, and distributed by him. Very like
ly-he vas a public spirited man. This
1 know, however, that last winter, could
find no Pennsylvania farmer that knew it
even by name. though two Of the many
that talked with had few miserable
roots Of it in their gardens. I have gone
another way to work. have raised about
a hundred Long Island wagon.loads Of
this root, and have sent about so wsgon
loads to New York market, and have
sold the whole at On average Of halt a
dollar a bushel, rather dearer, busheI for
bushel, than corn in the ear. And this
has been the produce Of seven acres Of
land, the poorest in this neighborhood
I change two bushels and half Of tur.
nips for 4 bushsl Of apples in May, l
truck turpips for corn in the ear at par.
How soon ! should, at this rate sweep
into my pocket the produce Of the or.
chards and the corn-6elds! Caa there
be any better proof than this. that the
culture Of the root has not yet been in
troducedP II / we're q greedy man, and
could have my wish, ! should need, in
order to make me an enormous ortune,
nothing but to insure the culture of this
root to remain, tor five years. no more
extensive than il was in 1917. II / had
been . cunning fellow, should have
kert my own counsel, and not cried
roas, meat might have had nearly
q monopoly For another year. This has
not been my course. Seem, in Septem-
Der, how the root Hourished, | sent home
(for myhome England is and always will
be) for some seed for myself. and for
some also to sell, IN order thst others
might share with me in The advantages
attending this culture. This seed now
sell, AID I sell il in the market at the
common price, though I understand that
man whom first sent To market with
my turniPs, sold for eighteen pence
tumble full Of seed, which be said, was
Of the same sort as tha. which produced
my roots. This same man, am inform
ed, sold one Of my large turniPs, which
has served New York stcre-keeper as
sign for the sale of his Russia turhip
seed! This gentleman's seed may b. as
good as mine-but at aby rate those acts
prove, that there was somelhin. est d.
ordinary in my crop, and that the culture
had not been fairly introduced into this
country.
M. @ bees, that when I 60 home, at
the ase # which word he appears dis
pleased. / will not, in the account Of my
8 trorels,' put in any CLAIM to this wok OF
introduction. He may be assured, that |
shall never say Of America that which
am not ready to say to her face, ard,
indeed, that will not publish any thing
abou this country (if a sudden departure
does not make p evious publication here
impossible,) that do not publish here
before my leaving the country Indeed,
4 part Of these travels to use his own
word, is now in the press At New York,
and will be published in very few days.
IL giving an account Of my mode Of cul
ture, it struck me. thai I ought to begin
with an account Of the climate and soil.
This led me to loNk into my daily notes.
This looking led me to suppose, that the
daily account Of years residence here
might be very useful iu England Out Of
these thoughts little book wat easily en-
gendered and therefore, if Mr.. Q, has .
mind to know what shall say abou Amet-