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suit of my experiment, and the crop of six hmidred bushels of 

 onions, raised upon an acre and a half of land. 

 Danvers, Oct. 18, 1850. 



BENJAMIN P. WARE'S LETTER. 



Agreeably to request, I have noted down a few remarks sug- 

 gested by my experience in the cultivation and consumption of 

 the various root crops. The carrot crop I consider of the most 

 value and importance to the farmer for the sustenance of his 

 miscellaneous stock, as it can be raised with as little labor and 

 expense as o.ny other, yielding a larger amount, with more cer- 

 tainty, of food for stock than any other root with which I am 

 acquainted, and of a quality unsurpassed. I have practised 

 feeding carrots to milch cows, beef cattle, working oxen, hors- 

 es, hogs, and fowls, — I find them valuable for all. I think 

 one peck, or one and a half pecks, a sullicient quantity for one 

 feed for neat stock or horses. I usually boil them and scald 

 in meal, for hogs and fowls. I find that my stock appear in 

 much better condition in the spring, and my hay and contents 

 of the granary find great relief from the liberal use of this 

 root : but in extolling tlie merits of the carrot, I would not for- 

 get the virtues of other valuable roots. 



Mangel Wurtzel I consider of great practical importance to 

 the farmer, but as the crop is not so certain, and as it leaves 

 the land in much worse condition for future crops, while car- 

 rots leave the land in excellent condition, I give the latter the 

 preference. 



The lluta Baga is a very valuable crop, not only for stock, 

 but for the market as a vegetable. Its importance consists 

 partially in the quickness of its growth, as it may be sown af- 

 ter other early crops are taken of, or in case of the failure of 

 other crops ; the seed may be sown as late as the 25th of July 

 with good success, but this crop has the same objection as the 

 Mangel Wurtzel, in regard to its injury to succeeding crops. 



The flat Turnip is very easily raised, attended with little 

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