407 



cart to sell the produce ; which would add 

 an expence of two dollars to every ten 

 bushels sold in the market. Therefore, 

 there are fifteen shillings to be deducted from 

 every ten bushels ; which is just half what 

 the turnips are sold for. Although the 

 turnip account appears to pay a great 

 deal of money, it will take a man and horse 

 one hundred and twenty days to sell them. 

 I had one man and horse employed nine 

 weeks, and he sold the produce of about 

 two acres out of the four : the other part 

 was given to the covv^s. 1 heard Mr. Bow- 

 ley say, that he one year raised a large crop 

 of turnips, and sent them to sell in Balti- 

 more market, until he could not sell any at 

 all. My turnip crop was allowed to be 

 the best ever seen in America : I never saw 

 a more complete one in England. 



During the time I was preparing the land 

 for potatoes and turnips, I had an English- 

 man working with me, who ploughed the 

 ground, and was as good a ploughman as 

 any country produces. He had lived twen- 



