1839] 



FARMERS' REGISTER. 



86 



of May. The frost, however severe, does not in- 

 jure them, and they are very much liked by the 

 "hogs. The advantage of preserving without 

 trouble through the winter makes them valuable. 



No. 3. Upper side, produced parsnips that were 

 dug in the month of May, and 4th of June was 

 sowed with carrots. Produce 237 bushels of the 

 short kind. 



No. 1. Of the lower side was cropped with 

 carrots this yearj of the long orange kind. Pro- 

 duce 248 bushels. 



No. 2. Bore the crop of mangel wurtzel I de- 

 scribed to you in a former letter. 



No. 3. Cabbages. — The ground was laid out 

 in 8 beds, 4 rods long, and 1 wide; the 12th June, 

 it was sowed with Pomfret cabbage seed, in rows 

 2 feet asunder. They were thinned out, as plants 

 were wanted to set other places, so as finally to 

 stand 2 feet apart. Produce 500 bushels. 



This piece of land is constantly cropped in such 

 routine that the same vegetable occupies the 

 same square once in three years. Each square is 

 annually manured with well-rotted hog dung, and 

 always at the rate of 4 cart loads for 40 cubic feel. 

 The cabbage square has in addition 20 bushels of 

 unslacked wood ashes. 



The aggregate produce this year of the whole 

 6 squares, or Ijt acres was as Ibllows, viz: 

 8^ rods wide 



Upper Side. 



No. 1. Mangel wurtzel 

 tops and roots all boil- 

 ed together 510 bush. 

 Cabbages transplanted 500 do. 



Bushels 



3028 



Upon the borders of this garden ground, which 



is one rod wide, I have a row of fruit trees. 

 Under them we have lettuce, early cabbages, ruta 

 baga for transplanting, and such vegetables as our 

 family require. But upon the plot above described 

 nothing grows lo shade the crops devoted to the 

 piggery. 



A second piece of ground, contains a square 

 acre, and is divided into 4 equal parts and cropped 

 in this manner, viz: 



One-fourth acre, early potatoes and peas for 

 family use. Of the peas, those not wanted, are 

 chopped up, vines and all, and boiled in June. 

 This land is cleared soon enough for a crop of 

 transplanted Swedish turnips, or ruta baga. 



One-fourth acre summer squash. Produce 200 

 bushels. 



One-fourth acre, carrots. Produce 310 bushels. 



One-lburth acre, cabbages. Produce 560 bush- 

 els. 



These two pieces of land are my sheet anchor 

 — they are highly cultivated and neatly dressed, 

 without a weed allowed to seed upon them. 



I annually cultivate, besides, 3 acres of field 

 land, by breaking up 1^ acres, and laying down 

 the same quantity. These 3 acres are cropped as 

 follows, viz: 



One acre potatoes, 250 to 300 bushels. 



One acre winter squash or 



pumpkins 700 to 900 bushels. 



One-half acre cabbages 1000 bushels. 



One-fourth acre mangel 

 wurtzel 250 



One-fourth acre carrots 250 



Roots, topB,&c. 

 given to sheep 

 and cows. 



2500 bushels. 



These crops are an average lor the last 3 years. 

 My whole farm, (if it deserves that name,) is 

 only 21 acres, within a ring fence. Of which 

 one acre or more is occupied by building^', yards, 

 and approaches to them. 



To carry on all my operations I keep two hired 

 men through the year, one of whom however, 

 does the duty of house servant at the same time; 

 and I hire besides day laborers and cattle to 

 plough, to amount of 150 dollars more. It occu- 

 pies about the whole time of one man, to take 

 care of my stock, consisting of 160 hogs, 60 sheep, 

 1 chaise horse, 1 cart horse, and 1 cow; though 

 they are both together, and when the animals are 

 fed, are employed in the gardens in summer, and 

 in winter getting out manure for the next season. 



In answer to your question respecting the "pro- 

 bable marketable value of the vegetables on my 

 larm," I would observe that the kinds and quan- 

 tities of many which I raise, could not be sold at 

 all; as for instance, the mangel wurtzel, ruta baga 

 and all the tops and trimmings of others. Mr. 

 Quincy tells me, he this year sells carrots in Bos- 

 ton, alter carrying them 8 miles, at 9 dollars per 

 ton, or 18 cents per bushel. Cabbages are sold 

 by the load at 2 cents each, or about 8 or 10 cents 

 per bushel. Parsnips and winter squashes must 

 be retailed, and pumpkins in any quantities would 

 not sell for any thing. 



To answer your question about market garden- 

 ers, I have endeavored to recolle^'t who amono- 

 my nei^hhors have been snrrrsf-ful and lone es- 

 tablipliod in that line, and F rnnnol select a sincrle 

 individual who lins no! driven his own cart to 

 market, nnlil ht? had sons old enough to take kis 



