150 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Jan. 



thus giving two men a chance to tarn while a boy inserted the stalk. 

 The mill was placed in an inclined position, thus bringing one roller 

 above and little behind the other — about one-fourth of an inch apart 

 — while underneath was placed a vessel covered with flannel, to strain 

 and receive the juice. 



We have used both brass and copper kettles in boiling it away, 

 keeping it thoroughly skimmed, and when half finished have mixed a 

 table-spoonful of lime water to one gallon of the juice, straining again 

 through white flannel when finished. We get half a pint of juice 

 from each stalk, and make from 8 to 10 per cent, of sirup from the juice. 



Our cane has not matured in consequence of the early frost, which 

 came soon after the heads or seed appeared. This sample of sirup 

 offered Avas made Oct. 10th. 



Carrots. — Mr. J. B. Hull, of Stockbridge, subsequently pre- 

 sented the following 



STATEMENT: 



The acre of land on which my carrots were raised, was a dark 

 loam, ploughed twelve inches deep. Two pounds of the long orange 

 carrot seed were sown on the 13th of May. They were hoed four 

 times and weeded twice, the rows twenty inches apart and the carrots 

 about four inches in the row. While digging we were hindered very 

 much by rain, and were unable to take them all, one and a half miles, 

 to the scales, to weigh. The only alternative was to weigh a certain 

 number of rows. Accordingly I took two rows near one side of the 

 piece ; measured two rods and dug two more, and so on, until I had 

 dug eight rows, which yielded 96 bushels. The piece was 20 rods 

 long and 8 wide, having 76 rows, which would yield 91^ bushels. In 

 my estimate I charged 54- cents per bushel for harvesting and deliver- 

 ing 275 bushels more than the actual yield, $15.12. I charged $60 

 for manure on the acre, and allowed nothing for what remained in 

 the soil. I suppose one-half would not be too much, $30. Thus 

 reducing the expense $45.12. 



Estimated income, 1,185 bushels, 28 cents, 

 Overestimate, 273 " " " 



Income from an acre, 912 '' " " 



Estimated expense, .... 



Overestimate, ..... 



Actual cost, ...... 



Net income, $155 48 



