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was in grass, is not stated. His crop of hay is estimated at 15 

 tons ; millet 4 tons ; and corn 100 bushels. He did not keep 

 any account of the profit of the stock kept on the farm, which 

 the committee are of opinion, should have been done to arrive 

 at the true profit. 



A. H. HALL, Chairman. 



John Williams's Statement. 



I planted one quarter of an acre of ground, the last season, to 

 carrots, and raised 160 bushels, which were large and handsome. 



I ploughed the ground in April, which was planted the year 

 before to squashes, turnips, carrots, &c. I then spread ten horse 

 loads of manure, about one foot at a load, which was about one 

 half of stable manure, and the other of night soil, mixed with 

 loam. I then ploughed it again, and levelled it by hand with a 

 rake, to keep the ground as loose as possible. I then sowed 

 about half a pound of seed, in rows 14 inches apart, with a ma- 

 chine, which took me about two hours. When they came up. 

 they were too thick, but not so thick as the weeds. The first 

 three or four weeks, I had to tend them closely, but, after that, 

 they took a start, and the weeds had to give way. I suppose it 

 was worth eight or ten dollars, to keep them free from weeds. I 

 sold 50 bushels in the ground, for 20 cents per bushel, and about 

 ten bushels after I had harvested them, for 33 cents per bushel. 

 The remaining 100 bushels I fed out. I fatted a steer on them, 

 giving him 50 bushels in the same number of days, — but 

 the beef was not so good as I expected, though decent. I con- 

 sider them much better for horses than for horned cattle. I be- 

 lieve ahorse will thrive as well on carrots, as any thing you can 

 give him. Cows are very fond of them, but whether they are 

 very beneficial for milk, I have not had experience enough to 

 determine. 



Taunton, March 1th, 1848. 



