28 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL^ SOCIETY. 



Parsnip. — Variety used, ' Student.' No manure used, the ground 

 being heavily manured the previous season for peas. Having regard 

 to the subsequent remarks on the subject, it is fair to charge for 

 manure at the rate of gd. a rod. Expenses incurred for cultivation 

 of one rod : — 



s. d. 



Manure. ..... 9 



Seed . . . . . .10 



Digging 20 



Sowing, cultivating, and harvesting. 6 o 



Total cost . . . .99 



Yield from one rod 480 lb. Time required to reach maturity 

 26 weeks. 



Carrot. — ' Red Intermediate.' In regard to manure this crop was 

 in the same position as the previous one. 

 Cost of growing one rod : — 



s. d. 



Seed . . . . . .13 



Manure. . . . . . 9 



Digging 20 



Sowing, cultivation, and harvesting. 5 o 



Total cost . . . . .90 



Yield 392 lb. Time on the ground 22 weeks. 



Peas. — Three varieties were taken, viz. ' Bountiful,' ' Pioneer,' 

 and ' Up-to-Date. ' One row of each, 38 yds. long, was sown, the rows 

 being 6 ft. apart and inter-cropped with spinach and cauliflowers. 

 Thus I think it will be fair to allow the rows of peas to be 3 ft. wide, 

 leaving 3 ft. for the inter-crops. Farm-yard manure was dug in at 

 the rate of 2J cwt. to the rod, but as the following crop did not receive 

 any manure with the exception of a little soot, and as the peas would 

 enrich the ground in nitrogen, I suggest that only half the cost of the 

 manure be debited to the peas. 



The yields per rod were : — 



Peas in pods. Shelled peas, 



lb. lb. 

 Bountiful . . . .111 48^ 

 Pioneer. .... 124 66 

 Up-to-Date .... 135 76 



Thus taking an average of these amounts we have 123 lb. and 

 63 lb. The other charges (average) on each rod were — 



s. d. 



Farm manure .... 9 



Digging 20 



Hoeing, sticks, and staking . .90 

 Seed . . . . . .22 



Total cost per rod . . 13 n 



Time ground occupied 21 weeks. 



Cabbage. — ' Ellam's Early ' was used ; the ground was previously 

 occupied by onions, and consequently only a little nitrogenous manure 

 was used in the form of soot. 



