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of July were just coming up. On the 10th of 

 August I transplanted the two other rows at 

 mid-day, and, in consequence of such dry wea 

 ther, the tops all died: but, in a few days, 

 began to look green. And, in a few weeks, 

 those that had been transplanted looked as 

 thrifty as those that had been sown. 



252. On the 10th of August I regulated the 

 sown rows, and left the plants standing from 

 six to twelve inches apart, 



253. A part of the seed I received from you, 

 and a part I had from France a few years ago. 

 When I gathered the crop, the transplanted 

 turnips were nearly as large as those that stood 

 where they were sown. 



254. The following is the produce: Two 

 hundred and two bushels on sixty-five rod of 

 ground; a crop arising from a mode of cultiva 

 tion for which, Sir, I feel very much indebted 

 to you. This crop, as you will perceive, wants 

 but two bushels and a fraction of jive hundred 

 bushels to the acre ; and I verily believe, that, 

 on this mode of cultivation, an acre of land, 

 which will bring ahundred bushels of corn ears, 

 will produce from seven to eight hundred bushels 

 of the Ruta Baga Turnip. 



255. Great numbers of my turnips weigh six 

 pounds each. The greens were almost wholly 

 destroyed by a caterpillar, which I never before 



