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their culture than the former. What effect may be accorded 

 to the want of renovation of the seed, by a fresh importation 

 from its native soil, the committee are not prepared to express 

 an opinion. The yjractice on the farm of the chairman has 

 been, to select the carrots to be set out for seed, and to save the 

 seed from the principal stem ; but in his field, the past season, 

 he had an unusual number that run up to seed, thus far becom- 

 ing an annual, instead of a biennial plant. It is very desirable 

 that trials should be made, to determine the question whether 

 the seed deteriorates in this country by long continued culti- 

 vation. 



The rules of the society, relative to root crops, require that 

 " a written statement giving all the information in relation to 

 such claims, required by the society, must be filed with the re- 

 cording secretary, before the 20th day of November." The state- 

 ment of Mr. Child, both in relation to the carrot and ruta baga 

 crops, was not seasonably received by the recording secretary. 

 The society, in their proposals for premiums, have said, " that 

 competitors for premiums, of every description, will be held to 

 a rigid compliance with the foregoing rules," and the committee 

 believe that they should persevere in their enforcement ; they 

 have reason to know that some laxity in this respect has here- 

 tofore occasioned much inconvenience, and very probably has 

 produced the neglect in this instance. 



The carrot field of Mr. White measures seventy-eight and a 

 half rods, instead of eighty rods ; he, therefore, is not entitled 

 to a premium oifered for carrots on one half acre. The com- 

 mittee recommend that he be paid six dollars, the highest pre- 

 mium for carrots grown on one quarter of an acre. The yield 

 of beets and carrots on land of Harvey Dodge, and of carrots 

 on land of William S. Lincoln, being less than a good average 

 crop, the committee think that they should not be justified in 

 awarding to either of them a premium. No statement has been 

 received either from Mr. Perry or Mr. Wheeler. It is much to 

 be regretted that farmers are not as willing to report the results 

 of their unsuccessful, as of their successful experiments ; they 

 may prove quite as instructive and useful to their neighbors 

 and agriculturcvl friends. 



