2o'3 FAfiMER's ASSISTANT. 



but little ; and it would be a fine preparative for wheat, as 

 the ground could be cleared of the crop sufficiently early 

 for sowing that grain. 



It is believed that an acre, properly cultivated, would 

 yield as much as ten tons ot even the common kind of 

 pumpkin ; and that these would be found worth as much as 

 sixteen cents per hundred, lor the purpose of ieeding and 

 fating caule. 



It these estimates are correct, it would seem that a crop 

 of pumpkins, even of the kind last mentioned, would be 

 found as profitable, and as suitable to precede a crop of 

 wheat, as the turnip-crop is found to be in some parts of 

 Greatbritain. 



This would seem to be a matter well w<mh the attention 

 jof the Farmer: If he can realize such profits from those 

 ground?, upon which he usually bestows a kind of Summer- 

 fallowing for wheat, he will derive a handsome profit where 

 at present he has none ; and he would probably find his 

 ground in better order in the Fall, for sowing his wheat, 

 than by the slight culture of tallowing, which is usually 

 given to the soil for raising that crop. 



In this case, however, the ground should be broke up in 

 the latter end of the Fall preceding 1 , and cross ploughed 

 just before planting the crop; which should be planted 

 early, in order to be sooner out of the way tor sowing the 

 wheat in the Fall. 



The pumpkin-crop would require two ploughings, and 

 two hoemgs, while growing; and another good ploughing 

 would then be requisite to fit the ground for the reception 

 of the wheat. The intervention, therefore, of the crop of 

 pumpkins would require the two ploughings, which are re- 

 quisite for it while growing, more than is usually given to 

 land when Summer-fallowed in the usual way. By breaking 

 up the ground in the Fall preceding, the loss of some 

 Spring-pasture would also be incured. 



Let us now compute the expense of raising, and gather- 

 ing, an acre of pumpkins; and then the clear profits of the 

 crop will more readily appear. 



CROP, DR. Dok.Cts. 



Por planting 1 , half a clays Jabor 50 



Two ploughmgs, half a days labor each time, with 



one Horse and plough 2 



Two hoeings, one days labor 1 



Gathering, one days labor, with Horses and wagon 2 50 



Clearing the ground of the vines, half a days labor 50 



Heed 25 



Jjoss of Spring-pasture 1 



Bent of the ground 3 



RIO 75 : 



