ROOT CROPS. 



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Statement of Joseph Robinson. 



The crop of carrots I offer for premium was six hundred and 

 sixty-six bushels, grown upon one hundred and twenty-nine square 

 rods of ground, which has been sown with carrots the last four 

 years. I have spread yearly twelve loads of heap manure, and 

 ploughed it in about the middle of May. Ploughed the ground 

 once, cultivated twice, and then bushed the ground for sowing. 

 Sowed the carrots the last week in May, the rows about six 

 inches apart, with a seed-sower; hoed three times, and har- 

 vested last of October. 



Six hundred and sixty-six bushels carrots, at 



Cr. 



WORCESTER NORTH. 



Statement of Isaac B. JVooclward. 



Carrots. — The ground was manured with four loads of green 

 manure, on the 6th of May, and ploughed in. It was ploughed 

 deeper on the 17th, and the carrots were sown on the 18th of 

 May, in rows, about fifteen inches apart. They were hoed 

 three times during the summer, and were dug about the first of 

 November. The amount grown on an average square rod was 

 357| pounds, making 7,1521 pounds or 1432^^- bushels to the 

 eighth, or 1,144^^ bushels to the acre. 



The same field has been sown with carrots for three years, 

 and has been manured nearly the same every year. 



The cost of cultivation was as follows: — 



Manure, $4 00 



Ploughing, twice, 1 00 



