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exhausted, probably, the full amount of manure which had 

 been given to it. 



In April of the present year, I spread manure at the rate of 

 fifteen loads to the acre, and immediately ploughed it in. The 

 plough was run to the depth of eight inches, in some places 

 turning up the gravel. On the 15th of May, compost manure, 

 of a fair quality, and at the rate of seven loads to the acre, was 

 spread. The ploughing in this case, was crosswise of the for- 

 mer furrow, and of the same depth. This depth was taken be- 

 cause I had to make soil in some places, where a good amount 

 of gravel had been turned up, and not because I consider it 

 generally a good practice. The harrowing was completed on 

 the 2d of June, and the sowing on the 3d. Seed, at the rate of 

 one pound to the acre, was used. The hoeing between rows 

 Avas completed on the 1st of July, the first weeding on the 

 10th, and the second and last on the 31st of the same month. 



On the 13th inst., the harvesting of the crop was completed. 

 The land was measured and staked off into equal pieces, of 

 one quarter acre each, and the yield of the two pieces first dug 

 was accurately weighed. The amount shows that, even in this 

 conmion farm cultivation, the carrot crop need not be a losing 

 one. 



The expense of the crop is as follows : — 



$67 69 



