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in the Rural and very widely copied by 
the press: 
Jan. 1, 1880. In Account with 215 Fowls. Dr. 
To 215 fowls at 60 cents each.$129 00 
82 bushels of corn, at 60 cents. 49 20 
2 tons of cracked corn, at $22 . 44 00 
2J4 tons of wheat middlings, at. 
$23.50. 52 88 
220 pounds rough tallow, at 5 cents. 11 00 
100 pounds scraps. 3 50 
12 gallons kerosene oil, at 10 cents... 1 20 
10 pounds sulphur, at 7 cents. 70 
Red pepper. 2 21 
inches apart in the row. They seldom fail 
in affording a satisfactory crop. The crop 
can be put in the first half of August. 
Where land is a little short, sow among the 
corn at the last working. They will not in¬ 
terfere in the least with that crop, gener¬ 
ally, and very little when it is harvested. 
Be sure always to procure seed from estab¬ 
lished seed houses of reputation, and use 
that grown here instead of in Europe, if 
you wish the best and safest article. 
Total cost. $293 69 
Dec. 31, 1880. Cr. 
By 1, 05410-12 dozen eggs. $208 48 
73 fowls sold. 53 20 
317 roosters and culls. 100 28 
97 Plymouth Rock (selected). 117 10 
201 stock on hand, at 60 cents. 120 60 
136 bushels roost droppings, at 25 cents.. 34 00 
Total proceeds. $633 66 
Deduct cost. 293 69 
Profit. $339 97 
Ruralist. 
Walden, n. Y. 
Turnip Crop. 
There is no crop that the farmer puts in the 
ground, that pays him better than the tur¬ 
nip. We are aware that with some persons 
it is looked upon as of little account; but it 
has never received the consideration to 
which it is really entitled; and those who 
turn-up their noses at it are not genuine 
farmers. It is a crop, moreover, that is put 
in at a time when the hurrying work of the 
season is over; when it occupies ground 
that already been used for something else. 
The cultivation also, say of from one to two 
acres of turnips, involves comparatively 
little labor. The crop, too, is harvested in 
November, when there is almost no other 
labor on the farm to interfere with it. As 
to the varietv of seed to sow, we believe 
there is no turnip equal to the Purple-Top. 
A topdressing of bone manure is almost in- 
despensable to an abundant crop. For an 
early crop take the Early Flat Dutch and 
sow broadcast, and now is the time. The 
Purple Top for the regular farm crop. This 
should be sowed in drills thirty inches 
apart, and when the turnips are the size of 
a hickory nut, thin out to eight or ten 
Thoroughbred Corn. 
If you desire to secure a pedigree corn 
suited to your own soil, location and re¬ 
quirements pursue Dr. Sturtevant’s method, 
which lias proven so successful on his Fram¬ 
ingham farm: Select the best corn procur¬ 
able, of the type desired, and plant only 
the kernels from the shapely ears of high 
character—not the ear far larger than the 
type, nor smaller than the type, but of 
large average size of the type, and plant 
every kernel on the cob, the buts and the 
tips as well as the central kernels. Plant 
in hills, so that each plant can be readily 
accessible. Have the land in a fertile con¬ 
dition, neither poor nor over-rich. Then as 
soon as the tassels appear, and before the 
pollen is formed, pass through the field and 
remove every stalk which does not show a 
large appearance of earing, in order that 
each ear formed may be sure to receive pol¬ 
len from a plant equally as fecund as itself. 
From these ears, the best and most perfect 
in all respects—ears which we know have 
come from prolific fathers as well as moth¬ 
ers—select the ears for the next year’s 
planting, and thus continue. The good ef¬ 
fect will be very perceptible the second 
year, will be very marked the third year, 
and the fourth year will become so firmly 
established as to be considered almost a race 
character. Dr. Sturtevant has practiced 
this for a series of years and has fully es¬ 
tablished a thoroughbred variety after his 
liking which is undoubtedly one of the 
most beautiful and productive in this coun¬ 
try. We shall plant a bushel of this best 
selected stock this season, follow up the 
plan and offer our customers the cream of 
the product next spring. 
