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Willard Earless Statement. 



The state of my carrot land in 1846. It had been planted for 

 three years, and in each year was manured with about eight 

 cords of manure to the acre, say two cords of stable manure and 

 six cords of meadow-mud, composted together, and spread be- 

 fore the last ploughing. In 1846, it was planted with carrots, 

 and manured the same as before, and the yield of carrots I 

 should think to be not far from 600 bushels, (as they were not 

 for premium or sale, I was not particular about measuring 

 them.) The condition of the land in 1847, was the same as in 

 1846, and the same quantity and quality of manure. In 1847 

 the land was ploughed, the manure was spread, and then 

 ploughed again and rolled ; the carrots sowed in drills ten inches 

 apart, with about two pounds of seed of the Orange carrot ; 

 sowed about the 20th May, hoed three times, and harvested the 

 29th October. 



Expense of seed, - - - $ 50 



" of manure, - - - - 6 00 



Estimated expense of labor, - - 14 00 — $20 50 



The produce was 7950 lbs. of carrots at 



$10 per ton, - - 39 75 



which is 2 lbs. short of 142 bushels of 56 lbs. 



Worcester, Nov. 9, 1847. 



Harvey Dodge's Statement. 



The land on which my carrots grew the present season, is 

 the same on which I raised 196 bushels last year. The condi- 

 tion of the land, in the Spring of 1846, was good ; it had been 

 planted in corn for two years. In the Spring of 1846, 1\ loads 

 of good stable manure were put on one fourth of an acre, 

 and, in July, two and one half pecks of guano were used, with- 

 out any apparent effect. The product was as above, 196 bush- 

 els, of 56 lbs. each. 

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