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To Abel Marshall of Fitchburg, for his crop of 



ruta-baga, the secend premium of $1,00 



To John Brooks, Jr., for the most profitable 

 eighth of an acre of English turnips, the 

 first premium of $2,00 



It is a source of regret that root crops are not more 

 generally raised by the farmers of our association . — 

 When we notice the ease, the facility, the comparatively 

 small expense of labor, with which large quantities of 

 some of them are obtained ; as the ruta-baga, sugar- 

 beet, and several varieties of English turnip ; and take 

 into consideration the real, actual value of these crops 

 as food for stock, we cannot but express the hope 

 that more will give attention to the subject in 

 future. Let our brother farmers try the experiment 

 another year, on a small scale, if they please, but try it 

 thoroughly, and faithfully; and make known the result. 



The comparative ease with which onions are raised, 

 when proper care is exercised, and the high price and 

 ready sale which the article commands in our market, 

 render it a wonder that this crop is not more extensively 

 cultivated in this vicinity. 



It is ascertained to be a fact that large quantities 

 have been brought into town this year from the vicinity 

 of Boston, for the supply of our own market, at prices 

 which would amply repay our farmers for its cultivation. 

 We trust that some of them will take the hint, and sup- 

 ply the deficiency in future, and so retain among us the 

 funds, which for that article, at present, go abroad. 



We are happy to notice that carrots are more exten- 

 sively cultivated, and more generally appreciated than 

 many other root crops. 



