THE FARMER'S MANUAL. 

 Ruta Baga. 



I have seen in the month of Jane, the yellow 

 Sweedish Lapland turnip, known by the name of 

 Ruta Baga, as fair and clear from pith, as when dug 

 in autumn. This turnip is a rich, well flavoured, nu- 

 tricious root, and an object worthy the attention of 

 the farmers of our country. They are now becom- 

 ing common, and seed, or the roots for seed, may 

 easily be obtained. Let every farmer set in this 

 month, in his garden, as many roots as will stock 

 such lands as will answer for this turnip, their extra 

 price and demand in market, together with the ex- 

 tra advantage of their keeping fresh and sound over 

 to summer, render them valuable, both for the table, 

 and for cows, hogs and ewes. Every means which 

 the farmer can multiply upon his farm for the sup- 

 port of animal life, goes so far to save his corn and 

 grain, and these become ready cash in the best mark- 

 et, and thus increase the means of raising the value 

 of the farm, by manure and tillage. 



This turnip may be raised to advantage upon such 

 stubble lands as you may wish to turn in, as a ferti- 

 lizing tillage, without much damage to such land, it" 

 you sow 1, 2, or 3 bushels of plaster to the acre, at 

 the time of sowing your turnips ; provided also, that 

 you soak your seed in train-oil, (a sure preventative 

 against the fly,) and mix it with plaster, so as to ren- 

 der your casts free : provided also, that you sow but 

 half a pound of clean seed to the acre. 



Since writing the above, I have seen a treatise writ- 

 ten by Wm. Cobbetupon the culture, uses, &c* of the 

 Ruta Baga, published in New-York, in the year 1818. 



As Mr. Gobbet has taken the lead, in America, in 

 the culture of this most valuable root, and as his mode 

 of culture, together with his remarks on its uses, ex- 

 ceed any that I have seen ; I shall give a general 

 summary of his treatise by way of extracts from it* 

 most essential parts. 



