150 RUTA BAGA CULTURE. [PART I. 



Sussex, who lias been, I believe, more than 

 twenty years about it. I thought it perfection 

 itself; but, I was obliged to confess, that Mr. 

 GAUNTLETT'S surpassed it. 



102. Of the earth burning I will give an ac 

 count in my next PART of this work. Nothing 

 is easier of performance ; and the materials are 

 every where to be found. 



103. I think, that I have now pretty clearly 

 given an account of the modes of sowing, and 

 planting, and cultivating the Ruta Baga, and of 

 the preparation of the land. Jt remains for me 

 to speak of the time and manner of 'harvesting, the 

 quantity of the crop, and of the uses of, and the 

 mode of applying the crop. 



Time and Manner of Harvesting. 



104. This must depend, in some measure, 

 upon the age of the turnip ; for, some will have 

 their full growth earlier than others ; that is to 

 say, those, which are sown first, or transplanted 

 first, will be ripe before those which are sown, 

 or transplanted latest. J have made ample ex 

 periments as to this matter ; and I will, as in 

 former cases, first relate what 1 did; and then 

 give my opinion as to what ought to be done. 



105. This was a concern in which I could 

 have no knowledge last fall, never having seen 

 any turnips harvested in America, and know 

 ing, that, as to American frosts, English expe- 



