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Isaac B. Woodward's Statement. 



The eighth of an acre of carrots, which I offer for the 

 Society's premiums, was, two years ago, planted with 

 potatoes, on green sward ; manured with guano and 

 plaster. Last year it was sown with carrots, which grew 

 all over the top of the ground, but seemed afraid of the 

 sub-soil. It was manured moderately with green manure. 

 This year it was manured with one cord of green manure. 

 We plowed the ground twice, harrowed it down, raked 

 it smooth, and sowed it with a seed-sower, about the 

 20th of May. 



The rows are about fifteen inches apart. I think they 

 were sowed somewhat too thick, and in consequence 

 of which the roots are small, but very handsome. They 

 were hoed twice in June, and wed out after haying. — 

 We used the wheel-hoe for weeding. 



They weighed 317i lbs. on the rod, which is 6350 lbs. 

 on the eighth, and 50800 lbs. to the acre. 



EXPENSES OF CROP. 



One cord of manure, $5,00 



Plowing twice, 1,00 



Kaking and sowing, 1,00 



Hoeing and weeding three times, 3,00 



Harvesting, 3,00 



13,00 

 The value of the crop, at $10,00 per ton is, $31,75 

 Expense of crop, 13,00 



Profit, $18;75 



