ROOT CROPS. 



173 



Net profit, 

 Sprixgfield, October 31, 1859. 



$27 25 

 $50 25 



The above work was all done by me, or under my super- 

 vision. 1 know the items to be right, and believe the estimate 



to be low. 



Harrison Adams. 



ROOT CROPS. 



ESSEX. 



Statement of Horace Ware. 



Carrots. — The field of carrots that I offer for your consid- 

 eration contains two and a half acres, one-half acre of which 

 produced 30,852 pounds, as per "bills. . The kinds raised were the 

 Horn and Orange. The Horn produced the best. On another 

 part of the field I had the Horn and Orange mixed in the seed, 

 which produced better than either of the others. The reason 

 of my not selecting my lot from them was that they were not 

 so thick and I thought there would not be so good a yield, but 

 in digging them 1 found that there were about two tons more on 

 a half acre than of the Horn with less manure and culture, but 

 I did not sell enough to get at the weight of the second half 

 acre. On the land sown with the mixed seed I spread about 

 eight cords to the acre of compost manure, half of which was 

 kelp ploughed once five inches deep, harrowed and bushed ; 

 the after culture the same as the half acre that I offer for 

 premium, which is as follows : 



The land was in potatoes the two years preceding, and well 

 manured ; for the present crop two and one-half cords of 



