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DAFID LITTLE'S STATEMENT— OK RUTA BAGA. 



Kewbury, November 18, 1822. 

 To the Trustees of the Essex Agricultural Society. 

 Gentlemen^ 



The following is a statement of the cultivation and produce of 

 two half acres of land, adjoining each other, cultivated with Ruta 

 Baga, on my farm — No. 1 h 2. The soil is a light sandy loam. 

 In 1821 it was planted with corn, and manured with about two 

 cords of manure to the acre. The crop was small. June, 1822, 

 the land was ploughed, harrowed, and furrowed three feet 

 apart. Three and a half cords of yard manure was put in the 

 furrows. The manure was covered with a plough drawn by a 

 horse, by turning a ridge upon it. The seed was then sowed, 

 one row on each ridge — one pound of seed. July 4th it was 

 ploughed between the rows, and I began weeding and thinning, 

 and continued at intervals till August 8th, leaving them 10 or 

 12 inches apart in the rows. They were twice ploughed and 

 hoed. There were about forty four rows ; ten of them were 

 sowed with seed that I bought in New-York, represented to be 

 ofCobbett's raising, but on account of age, or some other de- 

 fect, but few vegetated. The 6th of July they were sowed 

 over again ; but it being late, and the season unfavourable, the 

 crop amounted to almost nothing, though occupying the best 

 part of the land. The land was measured and staked off in two 

 half acres — No. 1 and No. 2. Lot No. 1 was harvested Nov. 4, 

 and produced 254^ bushels. No 2 was harvested the 7th, and 

 produced 227 bushels. 



Expense of cultivating the above lot of ruta baga, calculating 

 labour at 4s. per day. 



June 3. Ploughiag, - - - - Dolls. 1 ,50 

 Harrowing and Furrowing, - 33 



Manure, 10,50 



Covering the Manure, - - - 33 



Seed, 75 



June 6. Sowing and covering Seed, - - 67 



Amount carried forward. 1408 



