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stiff clay, ami a hard sub-soil, in carrots last year. The ground plow- 

 ed in spring immediately previous to planting; then dragged, rolled, 

 and dragged again; then rotten manure, at the rate of six cords to the 

 acre, equally spread on the surface; then plowed and dragged. Car- 

 rots sowed in drills with a machine; rows twelve inches apart; 

 thence from one to five inches apart in the drills; soAved at the rate 

 of ih lbs. seed to the acre; but Ih lbs. would have been abundant- 

 ly sufficient had they been placed at the proper distance. Seed 

 planted 21st or 22d day of May; cultivated with the hoe. 



Mr. Abner Bryant, who received the second premium on carrots, 

 says — " The variety sown was the Long Altring'nim. Seed sown in 

 May, at the rate of one pound per acre. Soil, light loam; 20 loads 

 fermented barn-yard manure per acre spread over the ground, and 

 plowed under the previous autumn. Plowed again early in the 

 spring, and well harrowed. Sowed on ridges 28 inches apart; thin- 

 ned out to about three inches in the row; hoed twice after once 

 weeding. The cultivator was used freely. It was strictly a farm 

 crop, and ordinary farm culture employed." 



The premiums for ruta bagas and beets were also awarded to Mr. 

 Bryant. They were cultivated as follows: — "White sugar beet seed 

 sown at the rate of 4 lbs. per acre, on light sandy soil, prepared in 

 autumn by plowing under 10 loads of fermented barn-yard manure. 

 Plowed again in spring, and well harrowed, put into ridges 28 inches 

 apart, running north and south. Sowed 22d April. Plowed them 

 out twice and hoed them three times. The black grub destroyed 

 a great quantity of the plants, so that no thinning was necessary; 

 one quarter of the ground at best was unoccupied by the roots. The 

 crop received the same attention as ordinary field crops, and nothing 

 more. The same ground was in potatoes ihe year previous, and pro- 

 duced a good crop. 



"The ruta bagas, yellow variety, were cultivated as follows: — 

 Sowed 12th June, on light loamy soil, prepared by plowing under 20 

 loads of fermented barn-yard manure, in May. Plowetl again in 

 June, and well harrowed. Ridges 26 inches apart; passed the culti- 

 vator once through the rows, and hoed twice. Sowed with a ma- 

 chine, 1 lb. seed per acre; covered too deep; but about two-thirds 

 of the ground was occupied by the plants. Ordinary field culture 

 only was employed.'" 



GREENE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To the Executive Committee of the Mew-York State Agricultural 



Society: 

 In obedience to the provisions of the act passed May 5, 1841, to 

 promote agriculture, I present to your board the following abstract 

 of the organization and proceedings of the Greene County Agricul- 

 tural Society, in the years 1841 and 1842. 



