iHE farmer’s manual. 
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bcnefitted by the use of Rula Baga, especially when 
boiled, or steamed. 
3. “ This root far surpasses the turnip when fed off 
by sheep with hurdles, or otherwise, or by hogs upon 
the field. 
4. “ The lops, when cut before the roots are gather- 
ed, are valuable as green feed for all the stock men- 
tioned above. An acre will yield about 4 waggon 
loads.” 
Mr. Cobbet next proceeds with an ingenious cal- 
culation upon the profits of a farm of 100 acres, with 
12 acres of Rnia Baga, 13 acres of Indian-corn. 12 
acres of orchard, under grass, three acres of early 
cabbages, an acre of Mangel Wurtzel, (or scarcity- 
root,) an acre of carrots and parsnips, together with 
such white turnips as can grow conveniently with his 
corn, after the last ploughing and hoeing ; and forms 
this result. 
"b With these crops, which would occupy 32 acres 
of ground, 1 should not fear being able to keep a 
good house in all sorts of meat, together with butter 
and milk, and to send to market nine quarters of beef, 
and three hides, a hundred early fat lambs, a hundred 
hogs, weighing twelve score each. These altogether 
would amount to about 3000 dollars, exclusive of the 
cost of 100 ewes, and three oxen ; and I should hope 
the trees in my orchard, and the other 56 acres, would 
pay the rent, or interest, of the farm and labour, with 
the taxes.” 
It will be noticed here, that Mr. Cobbet calculates 
to spend all his crops upon his farm, and thus secure 
to himself the advantages arising from the manuuc 
they would make. If any one should doubt the prac- 
ticability of this plan, let him turn over to the Salem 
Alms-House Farm, and cojujiare for himself; that 
farm had not the advantages of the Ruta Baga crop. 
As Mr. Upton has not given to the publin .his 
particular mode of managing his faim, and 
out his crops, I will supply its place by contintSng 
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