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CARROT. 
Mr. James Kay, Bute Estates, Bothesay, mentions that in early 
spring he sowed a bed of Carrots, which appeared to grow all right 
until about the middle of June, when there were evident signs of the 
Carrots in the centre of the bed being affected by wireworm, these 
making such rapid progress that the whole crop seemed certain to be 
destroyed. No further attention was paid until about a fortnight 
later, then, on looking again with a view at least to kill the wire- 
worms, salt was hand-sprinkled over the infested part, and watered 
with paraffin water to make the salt effective at once. This applica¬ 
tion, made of course with the knowledge that it was strong enough to 
kill all it came in contact with, proved very successful. The wire- 
worm attack seems to have been stamped out, as the portions at the 
end of the bed which were uninfested previous to the application have 
remained fresh and green up to the date of writing. 
Mr. W. Ward, writing from the Gardens, Stoke-Edith Park, 
Hereford, advises—In preparing ground for Carrots, manure the 
ground well with good rotten manure ; mix at the rate of two bushels 
of quick-lime to one bushel of salt; incorporate well together, and 
spread this thickly on the soil or manure, then, in digging, mix these 
ingredients well with the soil. 
At the time of sowing the Carrot seed cover the surface well with 
quick-lime, draw drills in which to sow the seed, tread soil in upon 
the seed, and rake the whole over with a wooden-tootlied rake, and if 
the soil is light roll well in addition. This applies equally well to 
Turnips, and if more lime and salt were used in the preparation of the 
ground for the Turnip crop, I think the returns would be adequate to 
the outlay. Of course, in field culture it becomes a costly affair. 
Mr. Grierson mentions that at Torloisk, Isle of Mull, the fly did 
little or no damage to the Carrots. He prepared the ground as 
he mentioned, p. 21, Beport 1880 (that is, had it trenched about two 
feet deep, and a good layer of farm manure placed at the bottom 
of the trench in the previous winter. In the spring, after the ground 
had been prepared in the usual way, deep holes were made about eight 
inches apart, and filled with a compost of good soil, stimulating 
manure, soot, &c., and a few seeds placed in each hole)—and the 
Carrots have turned out an excellent crop. 
At Kingsnorth, Kent, Mr. Hart mentions that he had the worst 
attack of the Carrot grub that he ever experienced on his garden 
Carrots, but his field crop was quite healthy. 
Mr. Freestone, writing from Manor Park, Forest Gate, mentions 
his Carrots were affected in a manner he had not before observed. 
The foliage turned yellow in June and July, and when pulled slightly 
the plants came up easily, the points being black and rotten, as if they 
had been attacked by an inseet. This was probably from attack of 
Carrot-grub. 
