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510. The Carrot contains in place of starch, as also tho turnip, a varia 

 ble proportion of a gelatinous gummy like substance, to which the name 

 of Pedin has been given. It is a tasteless solid, which swells up and 

 gelatinizes with water. It possesses feeble acul powers, combining with 

 bases to form pcdates. It is represented by the symbol C^; H* ; do. 

 (Solly.) 



511. The average crop in the the United States, with good 

 cultivation, is from six to eight hundred bushels per acre. 

 ( Wiggins.) 



The following crops of Carrots have ben raised by L. Risley, of Frodonia, Chan- 

 tauque Co., New York, allowing 55 Ibs of the fresh roots to the bushel. ( Pal Office 

 Reports 1850, p. 383.) Mr. R. took the Premium of the State Agricultural Society, 

 annually, for 10 years ; so these may be consi.lered above the average : 

 1 acre gave 1590*4 bushels, at a cost of $104.75, or 119&amp;gt;a days labor at 62 &amp;gt;i cent*. 



K &quot; 499 &quot; , 2^.76, 



H &quot; 826Ji &quot; 42.69, 



1 &quot; 966 &quot; &quot; 60.11 or 70}~ &quot; &quot; &quot; 



1 &quot; 231 8 % 51.37 



1 &quot; 951 H &quot; &quot; 46.63 &quot; 



With the exception of the first and fourth, the particulars are not given. The Car 

 rots were sown in drills from 12 to 14 inches apart, and hoed as soon as the young 

 plant could be seen. The plants were left from 2 to 4 indies in the row. In the cost 

 of the first crop, SI 5.00 is charged for manure, and $10,50 for &quot;Improvement of land&quot;; 

 the rest is the actual outlay for labor, and seed without interest. The charge for wa 

 ges is unusually low. 



Ofthis 



Nitrogeneous matter forms 16 per cent, - 13.4 lib I 5 per cent - 1-1 Olb 



Carbonaceous matter &quot; 77 &quot; - 64.68 &quot; 88 &quot; - 19.36 &quot; 



Ash &quot; 3 &quot; - 2.52 &quot; | ) R 



Husk 3 &quot; - 2.52 &quot; 1 &amp;lt; b 



- 1.32 



Now, allowing that a bashel of Carrots weighs twice as much as a bushel of Oats, 

 though 56 Ibs per bushel is the usual estimate, 37&amp;gt;i cents worth of Oats contain over 

 6 times as much nitrogenous matter as 12/2 cents worth of Carrots. 

 I?i &quot; &quot; carbonaceous &quot; &quot; &quot; 



2 &quot; &quot; ash and residue &quot; &quot; &quot; 



but as the nitrogenous matter is by far the most valuable for common food, the Oafs 

 greatly overbalance the Carrots in value in this respect. In another point of view, 

 i. e. the fattening qualities of the two, the dry Oat contains from 5 to 7, 1 s per cent of 

 oil, while the dry Carrot contains only about \Y 2 per cent.; so that in every aspect, 

 except the supplying fresh food, in winter, to the animal, the Carrots appear to be 

 very much overcharged at that price. As has been already mentioned, Boussingault, 

 experimenting on a horne, places the value of Carrots compared with hay as 400 to 

 100; and hny being worth to the farmer for feeding or wool growing (not for sale 

 into cities, in which case other elements of cost enter,) not more than 55 a ton, 

 100 Ibs. of Carrots would be worth about 6 cents or 3 J 4 cents per bushel. Still, in 

 proportion to Oais, this IB too high. We offer this view of the subject for further 

 consideration. 



