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THE EARMEr’s manual. 
this extract of Mr. Gobbet’s proposed process in 
detail. 
“ My feeding should be nearly as follows. I will 
begin with February ; for until then, the Ruta Baga 
does not conic to its sweetest taste ; it is like an apple, 
that must have time to ripen ; but then it retains its 
goodness much longer. I have proved, especially 
in the feeding of hogs, that the Riita Baga is never 
so good, till it arrives at a mature state. In Februa- 
ry, I should begin with my Ruta Baga as above ; my 
three oxen, which would have been brought forward 
by other food, to be spoken of by and by, would be 
tied up in warm and commodious stalls, well littered 
and cleaned frequently. The Ruta Baga, chopped 
into small pieces with a spade, and tossed into their 
manger, say two bushels per day, would make ihem 
completely fat, without the aid of hay, corn, or any 
other thing. If I killed one ox at Christmas, one in 
March, and one in May, they would consume about 
260 bushels of Ruta Baga. 
“My 100 ewes would begin upon Ruta Baga at 
the same time, (February,) and continue until July. 
They will eat about 8lbs. a day each ; so that for 150 
days, it would require 120,000lbs. of Ruta Baga, or 
2400 bushels. 
“ Fourteen breeding sows to be kept the year round, 
would bring 100 pigs in the spring ; they and their 
pigs would consume about the same quantity. 
“ Three cows and 4 working oxen, would, during 
the 150 days, consume about 1000 bushels. 1 should 
then want 500 bushels of Ruta Baga upon each of 
my f2 acres; (i have this year raised 600 ;) which 
may easily be done. 
“lam now come to the first of July. My oxen 
are fattened, and disposed of. My lambs are gone 
to market, a month ago or more. My pigs are wean- 
ed, and of a good size, and now my Ruta Baga is 
gone ; but my ewes, kept well through the winter, 
will soon be fat upon the 1 2 acres of orchard, and 
