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tatoes may be propagated, by planting either the shoots, stalks, or rind; for satisfactory experiments

of such practice, see Index. Carrots.—This root ranking next to corn, in point of nourishment, as food for cattle, being perfectly wholsesome in its raw or natural state, yielding an abundant product, and leaving the Jand clean and improved, is of unspeakable im- portance to the farmer. It is only to be lamented, the situations are numerous, which cannot, from a defect of soil, partake of its benefits; and that even on proper soils, the cultivators in general are too inattentive to its merits. Depth of soil, and a sufficient quantity of sand in its compo- sition, are the prime requisites for the produc- tion of carrots; they will grow in pure sands, but a rich and deep sandy loam, or the black rotten soil, are their favourite earths. In general, they may be successfully cultivated any where, but on stiff clays and shallow soils. Perhaps deep wholesome clays, well under-drained, manured with sand, would produce large crops of carrots. They will grow upon the same land almost any successive number of years, to great advantage, the soilalways continuing in a state of garden cul- ture, which is a good hint to those who may have only a particular spot adapted to this root. It was once suggested to me by a gardener, that it would beadvantageous to have two crops a year, by sow- ing in July for young carrots to come in the be- ginning of April, but I doubt the profit of such a measure. As a preparation for corn, this fallow crop ought to receive a very liberal proportion of ) the

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