83 



" Within tho last seven years Mr. Coke (perhaps the greatest far- 

 mer in tlic world) lias entirely given up the system formerly adopt- 

 ed on his farm of ap[)lying fermented dung; and he informs nie, 

 that his crops have been since as good aa they ever were, and that 

 his manure goes nearly twice as far." — Ibid. p. 272. 



NOTE B. 

 SWEDISH TURNIPS. 



Mr. Buel's experiments are fully detailed in the Memoirs of New 

 York Agricultural Board, Vol. II. p. 249, and Vol- III. 83. Those 

 who know the character of this gentleman know how entirely his 

 statements may bo relied on. We subjoin an extract from his se- 

 cond communication. — Vol. III. p. 83. 



" The second experiment was upon a lay, partly of lucerne, too 

 thin to be worth preserving, and partly of clover. The first was 

 cut twice for green food, and the latter once for hay. The ground 

 having been manured was ploughed and harrowed, and the seed 

 drilled in, at the distance of three feet between the rows, the 28th 

 June. The crop was cleared, thinned, and hoed in the usual way ; 

 and the product was between fiva and six hundred bushels, or about 

 sixteen tons on the acre. 



" Encouraged by this success, I this year put in two and a half 

 acres. Being short of pasture, I fed off the clover in June, instead 

 of cutting it for hay ; manured, ploughed, and harrowed the ground. 

 A man was employed half a day in putting in the seed with a drill- 

 liarrow. The crop was between 1300 and 1400 bushels. Some of 

 the roots weighed betv/een 15 and 16 lbs. each. The tops nearly 

 equal in bulk to an ordinary crop of grass were fed to my cows in 

 November and December, with great benefit to their milk as well 

 as llesh. The roots were pitted in the field." 



NOTE C. 

 MARKETS. 



*' The weekly attendance on markets is a great loss to small far- 

 mers, whose individual labor in many instances is an object, but 

 whose personal superintendence must always be material. "When 

 stated as a period of relaxation, I am always ready to make great 

 allowances; but fifty-two idle days, or the sixth part of a year, is a 

 sacrifice, a prudent man would hesitate about. It is probable that 

 not one farmer in twenty is aware of the sacrifice.— Cwrwe^j's 

 Hints f p. 245. 



Let us state the account as nearly as we can rate it. 



62 days at 50 cents, .... $26 00 



Loss of the work of a Horse, 50 cts. per day, 26 00 

 Expenses, tolls, &c.— 40 cents per day, - $20 60 



$72 80 



