39& March 1749* 



firft fettling of the Swedes-, were mere induftrious 

 and laborious in every branch of bufinefs, than 

 they are now. Whilft he was young, the Swedes 

 kad a great quantity of very good white cabbage* 

 Winter cabbage, or Cale, which was left on the 

 ground during winter, was likewife abundant. 

 They were likewife well provided with turnips. 

 In winter they kept them in holes under ground. 

 But the old man did not like that method; for 

 when they had lain too long in thefe holes, in 

 winter, they became fpungy. He preferred that 

 method of keeping them which is now commonly 

 adopted, and which confifls in the following par- 

 ticulars. After the turnips have been taken out 

 of the ground in autumn, and expofed to- the air/ 

 for a while, they are put in a heap upon the field, 

 covered with ftraw at the top, and on the fides* 

 and with earth over the ftraw. By this means 

 they Hand the winter very well here, and do not 

 become fpungy. The Indians were very fond of 

 turnips, and called them fometimes Hopnifs, 

 fometimes Katnifs. The Swedes likewife cul-* 

 tivated carrots, in the old man's younger years* 

 Among the fruit-trees were slpple- trees. They 

 were not numerous, and only fome of the Swedes 

 had little orchards of them, whilft others had not 

 a iingle tree. None of the Swedes made cyder^ 

 for it is come into ufe but lately. The Swedes 

 brewed ftrong beer and fmall ( beer, and it was 

 their common liquor. But at prefent there arc 

 Very few who brew beer, for they commonly pre- 

 pare cyder. Cherry-trees were abundant when 

 Nils Guftafson was yet a boy. Peach-trees were 

 at that time more numerous than at prefent, and 



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