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raifed in fufficient quantities for the houfe, and for 

 all the cattle ufually belonging to a little farm. By 

 changing thefe different fpecies, the one fuccefiively 

 after the other, into different parts of this kitchen- 

 field, and keeping it neatly hoed, it might, as any 

 other garden, always be cropped under this very 

 profitable as well as mod comfortable culture. 



In order to contraft my conduct of laft fpring, 

 I had in the prefent (after coating it with a little 

 manure) half an acre dug, and fown with fix pounds 

 of carrot-feed^ the digging coft il. the feed 5s. 

 and three hand-hoeings juft compleated il. The 

 plant is one of the moft exact and promifing that 

 can be feen. 



A neighbour of mine (who on one ploughing of 

 a grafs ley raifed laft year from fix to feven hundred 

 bufliels of carrots per acre, and very profitably fat- 

 tened oxen with them) took up in October 1400 

 bufhels, and after topping and drying them a little 

 in the field, flung them promifcuoufly into an out- 

 houfe with a flight covering of ftraw, where they 

 remained for occafional ufe, if fnow or froft pre- 

 vented the gathering thofe in the field, or as the 

 referve till thofe were confumed ; which was the 

 cafe, not being ufed till March, when they were fo 

 firmly found as to appear probably more nutritive 



than 



