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ing on the carrot lot, besides leaving my land in much better 

 condition every way, t?ian a crop of buckwheat, barley, or 

 wild turnips would have done. Any crop will follow the deep 

 culture the carrot requires ; not so with the above, or a crop of 

 weeds and corn. 



The method which I would recommend is the one which I 

 have followed mostly for eight years ; and, without going into 

 a bill of particulars, would recommend deep ploughing, good 

 manuring, and clean culture. Always hoe the ground out be- 

 tween the rows, before the young plant is up; this can always 

 be done, as the wheel of the machine leaves a sufficient track 

 to be governed by. And finally, never let the weeds get the 

 start at all ; hoe and weed when the sun shines, and never per- 

 mit a hand to do anything to them when the dew is on, or the 

 weather is cloudy. I should rather have one young sprightly 

 Irishman to weed and hoe carrots, that wanted to gain a rep- 

 utation, than two of some other nation, that thought they had 

 already gained one. 



The one-fourth of an acre of sugar beets, entered for pre- 

 mium, was the same lot on which I obtained the society's pre- 

 mium in 1849, for 10,762 pounds of carrots. 



1850. ONE-FOURTH OF AN ACRE OF BEETS. DR. 



May 18, To ploughing land twice, _ _ - 

 "■ 25, " preparing for sowing with harrow, &c., 

 Jime 7, " half pound seed and sowing, 

 Aiig. 17, " hoeing and weeding to this time, 

 Nov. 10, "■ interest on land, _ . _ _ 



$8 62 



SUGAR BEETS. OR. 



By 80 bushels of beets at 18 cents, _ . . ^14 40 

 No manure was used ; the tops pay for harvesting. 



Gardner's Dictionary says: — "There are two distinct species 

 of beet commonly cultivated, each containing several varieties ; 

 the one called Beta cicla, or hortetisis, producing succulent 



