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which we may desire; and establishing the principle that it 

 is better to cultivate one acre well than tliree acres 'poorly. 

 J. M. WOODBURY, Chairman. 



Isaac B. Woodward's Statement. 



Gentlemen : — 



The ground upon which my carrots were raised has been 

 sown with carrots for four years past, and has been treated 

 in nearly the same manner each year. It was manured this 

 year with three and one-half loads of green manure which 

 was spread and plowed in on the 25th of May. On the 27th 

 it was plowed again with aside-hill plow as deep as possible. 

 It was sown on the 31st, after being all raked over with a 

 hand-rake. The rows were placed about fifteen inches apart. 

 They were hoed three times during the summer. On the 

 10th of October, the amount dug from an average rod was 

 198 1-2 lbs., which would be 3970 lbs. on an eighth of an 

 acre, and 31760 lbs. or 577 5-11 bushels of 55 lbs. to the acre. 

 At that time the carrots had not attained their full size, it 

 being nearly one month earlier than the time for harvesting 

 them. 



Expenses for raising one-eighth of an acre are as follows: 

 Three and one-half loads of manure, $3 50 



Plowing twice, 1 00 



Seed, raking, and sowing, 50 



Hoeing three times, 3 00 



Total, $8 00 



The tops I think pay for harvesting, 



ISAAC B. WOODWARD. 



