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"That which is planted early, for this use, will be ready for 

 cutting just when, in our common summers, the pastures begin 

 to fail. To have this fodder, through the season, in its green 

 and most juicy state, it should be planted at different times; so 

 that the latest planted should attain its proper growth by the 

 middle of September, and continue till the frosts appear, usu- 

 ally about the first of October." The observations of Mr. Ware 

 and others, who have cultivated and used this vegetable to such 

 an extent, for several years, is the basis on which our queries, 

 as to its superior value, are founded. We consider this one of 

 the most interesting subjects, for further experiments, now open 

 to cultivators ; and hope, by the remarks we have made, to 

 awaken attention to the same. Nothing can be lost by such ex 

 periments ; they bring with them their own reward. The pro- 

 ducts are sure to yield a liberal indemnfty, for all investments, 

 either of labor, or of dressing with manure. 



Carrots and beets are cultivated to some extent, to help out 

 the feed of our animals. Is there any one of our farmers who 

 can answer, with confidence, which of these is most worthy of 

 cultivation ? Satisfactory experiments to determine this would 

 be of great value. We have used them both, to some extent, 

 and will state such impressions as have arisen from this use. 

 We have found the sugar beet one of the very best vegetables 

 for the production of milk ; far superior to the carrot — which is 

 thought by some to be the very best of feed for milch cows. 

 We have found the carrot better for fattening, than for increas- 

 ing the milk of animals. We speak of the sugar beet, in prefer- 

 ence to the blood beet, because it grows more abundantly. 

 There are other considerations to be taken into view, in deter- 

 mining which of these vegetables is most worthy of cultivation, 

 as well as the effect on the animals fed by them. We have 

 found the carrot to yield the most, and to leave the land in the 

 best condition, especially for the succeeding crop. Almost all 

 other crops will grow well after the carrot ; few will grow well 

 after the beet. The carrot will grow well successively, year 

 after year ; the beet will not. The carrot requires less ma- 

 nure than the beet. What kind of crop, therefore, it will be 

 most judicious to plant, will depend upon the combined consid- 

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