81 



42oo stones per acre *. Where the ground was cold, and 

 not sheltered, he did not sow till April. 



Mr Guthrie adds, that in the attempts he made to steep 

 the seed, he partly succeeded, and partly failed ; the seed 

 being bad, it was steeped in pure water twenty-four 

 hours. He has tried to transplant carrots, but did not 

 find it answer. He does not think it a good plan to cut 

 off the tops, the second growth coming too late to pro- 

 tect the carrots from the frost, as he allowed them to re- 

 main in the ground during the winter. He has given 

 them to his horses during the whole of April quite sound 

 and fresh, and they eat the tops as well as the root. 



Mr Paterson of Castle-Huntly also cultivates carrots. 

 He cuts the tops as required, and gives them to the cows ; 

 the produce of one acre of which, this year, served to 

 support nine milch-cows for a fortnight ; after which the 

 carrots were taken up with the plough ; the remainder of 

 the tops cut quite close to the body before housing. 



Mr John Shirreff has made an interesting experiment, 

 on a small scale, to ascertain, whether carrots are dete- 

 riorated, or otherwise, by cutting off their tops in sum- 

 mer, and converting them into hay. 



Weight of the roots of the carrots, grown on a small, 

 piece of ground, drawn and weighed on the Ib. oz.- 

 joth November 1810, 16 4 



Ditto of the leaves, - - 80 



24 4 

 Ditto of the leaves cut on the 7th of August, 7 8 



Total, 31 i a 



* The produce, which is 13^ tons per acre, is a fiir com- 

 mon crop in Suffolk on good lands. 



