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of them made ftrait up at fix feet diftance 

 from the end of the houfe. 



A LITTLE fand fhould be fprinkled in 

 amongft them, and fome at both the fides ; 

 then another foot of carrots and fand, as 

 before, until they are within a foot of the 

 top of the houfe. The laft layer mould 

 be covered two or three inches with fand. 



WHEN that layer is finimed another 

 mould be begun in the fame manner, and 

 ' carried up after the fame method, until 

 the houfe is filled, or the carrots houfed, 

 takjng care to lay fand on the floor at the 

 beginning of every layer, and to fill up 

 the fides of every layer with fand, to pro- 

 tect the carrots from froft and air. If 

 the fide-walls of the hovel, or med, are 

 made of whins, the air will pafs all round 

 the fand that is laid on the outfides, and 

 keep the whole dry. 



IT will be neceflary to have two doors 

 in the med, or houfe, if it is of any length, 



for 



