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where fuch flovenly work is feen ; but the 







occupiers of the grounds fuffer for their 

 negligcnce, both in the lofs of turnip? 

 and the dirtinefs of their grounds, as the 

 feeds blow all over the farm ; but unlefs 

 carrots are kept clean and hoed to. a pro- 

 fer diftance, they will be good for no* 

 thing. 



I AM of opinion that there are few far- 

 mers, after they have found the great ad- 

 vantage carrots are of in feeding, but 

 will endeavour to have fbme acres of them, 

 which requires no great art, if the whole 

 farm is not a hard clay or a mallow gravel ; 

 in that cafe it is in vain to attempt their 

 propagation, 



CARROTS will thrive on fandy grounds 

 of all kinds ; light loams, ftrong loams, 

 light black moulds, and all kinds of land 

 that is of a loofe, open nature. 



THE ground which carrots are {own on 

 ihculd never be dunged that year ; but 



