No. 133.] 229 ^ 



Farmers^ Club^ May 4, 1852. 



Austin Chui-ch, M. B., in the chair, Henry Meigs Secretary. 



The Secretary read the 'following translations and papers, pre- 

 pared by him : — 



CARROT AND PARSNIP. 



Madwn Rustiqne — Carrot — Dawena — Carotta. 



The carrot crop is an excellent preparation for almost all plants 

 except colza and winter barley. It is proved that carrot will 

 yield well on the same spot for several years, but is a great 

 exhauster. Its light foliage does not allow it to derive any great 

 portion of its nourishment from the atmosphere. It is more 

 impoverishing than the potato. Carrot does not cover the earth 

 like the potato vines ; and weeds come freely among them. Flax, 

 turnip and rye, associate with carrots in growing better than 

 other plants. 



It is a well known fact, that, for carrot, the soil must be well 

 amended ; and it is also true, that fresh dung gives to the roots a 

 disagreeable odor, and causes them to fork. The ground ought 

 to be well manured the year before, so that the carrot cannot come 

 in contact with undecomposed dung or manure. One may em- 

 ploy pulverized manure, such as pigeon dung, oil-cake, poudrette, 

 animal black ; and in order that these may act more effectually, 

 they should not be scattered over the whole surface of the ground, 

 but put into the drills. It is generally agreed that the ground 

 should be dug or ploughed as deep as possible, and thoroughly 

 harrowed. Then let the weeds come up, and then harrow them 

 down repeatedly before you plant. This will save you much 

 trouble at the future weeding, for young plants will have had a 

 good time to grow. Take the carrot seeds and expose them to a 

 hot sun, or to artificial warmth, until you find that you can, by 

 rubbing them between your hands, get lid of the rough paits 

 about them which hang on ^and make them cluster. The first 

 weeding must be done by the hand. The foliage of the carrot 

 has an odor which drives away almost every kind of insect. In 



