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wood pays so well as hurdles. Whatever answers 

 best, the farmer should apply his wood to, and 

 subject his management of it to such changes as 

 a variation in demand may occasion. This may 

 appear superfluous advice to old farmers, but there 

 are many young ones that want reminding now and 

 then of such circumstances. 



CARROTS. 



This crop is of vast importance to the farmers 

 who have spirit enough to cultivate it. It is com- 

 mon husbandry in some parts of this kingdom. 

 March is the proper season for sowing it ; but., on 

 some soils, part of the preparation may be made 

 this month. I suppose the land ploughed as deep 

 as possible in October. If, on examining it, there 

 is any reason to expect that it will be deficient in 

 fineness at sowing, let it receive a common plough- 

 ing in dry weather this month, which can scarcely 

 fail of ensuring a good tilth the ensuing one. 

 The soil proper for carrots being dry gravels, sands, 

 or loams, it may probably be practicable to plough 

 them this month. This tillage will not be neces- 

 sary, if the land bids fair to work fine in March. 

 Let me here remark further, that in case the land 

 is very mellow, and in good enough order for being 

 harrowed on this month's tillage, it should by no 

 means be omitted to sow upon this ploughing, and 

 harrow in the seed ; for although March is the 

 common season, yet the uncertainties of weather 

 are such, that the state of the land, in most cases, 

 requires a greater attention than the name of the 

 month ; and carrot seed, let the weather be ever 



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