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the best manure upon the farm, even to the tune of forty loads of rotten dung upon an acre, not 4 bushel of which will be misapplied, as both crops will testify. Ihave heard of carrots poisoned and stunted by dung, but never witnessed any such mishap, either in the garden or field. As a conso- lation to those who have land proper for carrots, but are unable to spare quantities of dung,[must yet remark, that I have seen very fair crops ob- tained withoutmanure. The drillculturehas been recommended for these roots, but as I have never practised, or even seen it, I can say nothing of its merits. As the plants, like turnips, may be set out with the hoe, to any distance proper for clean- ing the soil, and allowing space for growth, broad- casting the seed seems a very sufficient method. Carrot-seed may be put into the earth as early in the spring as the landcanbe. prepared for it, with- out danger; but circumstances seem to have con- fined the season to the month of March, and the first week in April, beyond which it ought not to be delayed. Let the land be ploughed as deep as possible, and worked to a fine garden tilth, Putin your manure with the last stirring, and har- row In the seed, mixed with ashes, quantity four, five, or six pounds per acre, less in proportion to the sandiness or fineness of the mould. Some hand-rake instead of using the harrows on the binding soils, that the earth may be trodden as little as possible. In my opinion, carrots should always be sowed upon the fresh earth, to give them at least an even chance with the weeds. When land is laid up in autumn for Carrots, it is usual

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