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of Ehoades superphosphate. \'alue of manure and fertilizers, 

 $40.00. 



The seed was sown at different times from April 16th to 

 May 4th, in drills 16 inches apart, about one pound to the 

 acre, of the strap leaved variety. Cost of seed and sowing, 

 $350. 



Hoed twice, the first time weeding and thinning out. Cost, 

 $30.00. 



The crop was taken from the ground from the 16th of June 

 to the 22d of September, and prepared for the market by 

 trimming and washing, putting six of uniform size in each 

 bunch. 



Cost of harvesting and marketing, $140.00 



Whole number of bunches sold, 9,025. 



Amount received for crop, $459.00 



My turnips steadily improved (as usual) in quality, and in- 

 creased in quantity, until the 12th or 15th of July, when, 

 owing to the severity af the drought, the growth became slow, 

 destroying to a considerable degree their beauty and flavor. 

 Yet, at no period of their growth did they become decidedly 

 hard or corky, especially those that were entirely free from the 

 ravages of the maggot and other insects, which embraced five- 

 sixth (one-sixth being injured) of the entire crop. The tur- 

 nips upon old land were generally less afiected by the dry 

 weather than those growing on the new land, owing chiefly to 

 the decomposition of the sod, rendering the soil more compact. 

 The question is sometimes asked, " Why not spread more 

 manure upon your turnip land ?" Repeated experiments in 

 turnip raising have fully convinced me that more manure than 

 is needed to insure a vigorous growth, tends to injure the 

 quality of the turnip (if the soil is adapted to their growth,) 

 and lessens the quantity, especially if the weather be dry.- 

 Had I spread 300 pounds of No. 1 Peruvian guano to the 

 acre, the results would have been, during the month of June 

 a large and rapid growth of turnij) tops, after which, a.feiv days 

 even of great heat, would injure very much, if not destroy 



