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leave the carrots nearer than seven inches, and from that to six 

 inches apart. After this, the cultivator was run through the 

 rows once, and a little work was done with a hoe. Where the 

 carrot seed did not come up well, I sowed ruta baga seed at the 

 second weeding. The dry weather seemed at one time to stop 

 the growth, but after the rains came, they started and grew 

 well. 



I had 10,095 lbs. of carrots — 5 tons, 95 lbs. — or 180 bushels 

 and 15 lbs., estimating 56 lbs. to the bushel; and I raised on 

 the same ground where the carrots did not come up, 2,550 lbs. 

 ruta bagas. I have sold one ton of ruta bagas at $8 per ton, 

 and about one half the carrots at $10 per ton. At these prices, 

 the carrots would amount to - - - $50 50 



Ruta bagas, - - - - - 10 20 



|60 70 



The expense of ploughing and harrowing, $1 25 



23 00 



Net profit, - - - - |37 70 



I have charged nothing for the fall ploughing; nor getting 

 the manure on the land, supposing that the land might be 

 enough better to pay for the work ; nor have I charged for the 

 use of the land, choosing to let others make their own esti- 

 mate. I have raised carrots on a small portion of this land three 

 years, and my opinion is, that they grow quite as well the sec- 

 ond or third year as the first. 



Dover, Nov. 14, 1851. 

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