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Eleven cords compost, at three dollars per cord, - 

 Furrowing with horse, _ _ _ - 



Carting and spreading compost, - - _ 



Seed, --_--_ 

 Cultivating with horse, 

 Hoeing, ------ 



Thinning plants, ----- 



Digging and carting, _ ^ - - 



Total of expenses, - - - - 



The value of crop, at six dollars per ton. 



The value of tops, _ _ _ - 



One half manure on land, _ - - 



Total, ----- 



Expenses, ----- 



Net profit, ----- $21 06 

 Andover, Nov. 15, 1850. 



Benjainin P. Ware's Letter. 



Agreeably to request, I have noted down a few remarks sug- 

 gested by my experience in the cultivation and consumption of 

 the various root crops. The carrot crop I consider of the most 

 value and importance to the farmer, for the sustenance of his 

 miscellaneous stock, as it can be raised with as little labor and 

 expense as any other, yielding a larger amount, with more cer- 

 tainty, of food for stock, than any other root with which I am 

 acquainted, and of a quality unsurpassed, I have practised 

 feeding carrots to milch cows, beef cattle, working oxen, horses, 

 hogs, and fowls ; I find them valuable for all. I think one 

 peck, or one and a half pecks, a sufficient quantity for one feed 

 for neat stock or horses. I usually boil them, and scald in 

 meal, for hogs and fowls. I find that my stock appear in 

 much better condition in the spring, and my hay and contents 

 of the granary find great relief from the liberal use of this 

 root ; but in extolling the merits of the carrot, I would not for- 

 get the virtues of other valuable roots. 



