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WORCESTER SOCIETY. 



The land on which my carrots grew the present season, 

 contains 41 17-20 square rods by measurement ; one rod and sev- 

 enteen twentieths of a rod to carrots more than last year ; 

 and is the same field as above described. 



Carrot Field, Dr. 



1847. 



May 10, To 8 loads, of 28 bushels to the load, manure, 

 Carting, spreading, and ploughing the same, 

 " 28, To ploughing, cultivating and fitting for seed, 

 June 1, % lb. seed, and sowing with machine, 

 " 12, Hoeing with scuffle-hoe between the rows be- 

 fore the plants were up, - 

 July, Labor on same, weeding, &c., 

 Nov. 5, Harvesting 5 days, oxen 1 day, 

 Interest on land, - 



Credit. 



Nov. 5, By one third manure back for next crop, 

 " " 224 bushels carrots, of 56 lbs. each, at 33 



cts., - 



$24 37 



2 67 



73 92 



$76 59 

 The land on which my ruta bagas were raised the present 

 year, is a part of the same field on which my carrots were raised, 

 and contains the same number of square rods, 41 17-20. The 

 condition of the land in the spring of 1846, was the same as my 

 carrot field; 7| loads of manure were applied, and sugar-beets 

 were raised on 36 square rods, 156 bushels. In the spring of 1847, 

 the same manure was used as on my carrots ; the seed was not 

 sowed until June 20th ; otherwise they received the same atten- 

 tion, with the exception of less labor in weeding. This crop 

 promised well until the first part of September, at which time 

 the tops began to blast, and, about the middle of October, they 

 be°-an to decay, and this continued until they were harvested. 

 They were gathered the 10th of November, and the sound ones 

 were carted to the cellar. One hundred and ten bushels was 



