The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-03-07
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Meers. Gaylord & 7uektr The inn
proyemenls IN the ancient and honorable
arr Of agriculture in New England. within
the last quarter a > century. are iruIy OBJ
v.o1s. and particularly Coz the last Few
years IL has become a subject Of Interest,"
ing contemplation 10 every lever Of his
country,
Though the writer Il desiri0us 10 con
tribute his mite % the landahle Ghjecl &c
the pursuit Of agriculture. II Is because Il
Is 50 intimately connected with the inle-
rest and well being of his country and
the community. Within the last Few
years the cultivation ef The carrot has
engrossed greater share uf his aitsn.
iion that Of any oiher vegetable. III
then the few ideas which are hastily
thrown logelheT uPon lhis subject, shah
ultimately lead 10 the best method Of cui-
uyating this valuable aai nutritious root.
he will Be riehly rewarded Cor whatever
pains he may heve taken in oOerying and
experimenting is growth. We are sa-
tisied from experience that this plant may
be brought % great perfection in any part
OF New England. and with suitable stien-
tion will ahandsnily remunerale the hus-
bandman for all his necessary care and Ia
Dor. Were our famers uho keep large
stock 10 devote spare acre TO the cult.
walton Of this root. we make no doubt
they viii AZ the harvest. find themselves
IN possession Of large store Of feed, Of
valuable and rare squaliiies for. sheep,
horses and cai,le. which will save largely
Of hay and other fodder. In tines Of search
~ Of such crops. The three varieties OF
carrot that constitute the subject OF these
observations, are the long yellow, the
large Geld. and the Allringham white.
Scarcely any vegetable during iis growth
presents richer appearance han The car
rot, whether we contemplate The young
plant or The mature root. Hence Il may
be said in truth, TO be an ornamental as
well as profitable crop.
For the table, the long yellow is pre-
ferable. lis surface is smooth and fibre
very compact. In proportion 10 lis size,
], doubtless yields the greatest amount of
nutrimeni. Next to this is the large field
variety, on which the horse feeds and
thr;ves well. and il gives 10 The hair pc
culiar smooth and glossy appearance.
This root is short and rough. often send
ing off large ra'licles ar branches of roots.
When II grows luxurisnily, Il is frequent
ly hollow at the upper part. II yields a
larger crop than The former, bot is better
adapted to stuck than The table. The Al
tringham white is long beautiful root.
much less nutritious than eiiher Of the
other varieties, and resembles some Of the
finest specimens of the long white turnip.
I, is hardy plant. requiring less care in
its cultivation than the other varieties.
Stock feed and thrive well upon il.
The soil best adapted To The carrot, is
deep rich loan, Zee from gravel or sand.
lf be too adhesive or lumpy, ashes or
lime may be mixed with il. lf manure
be used, il shuuld he entirely decompos-
ed or rcited, and intimately miscd with
the earth. The ground should be pl"w-
ed or spa,ied fine aud deep, the whole be-
ing made mellow.
The seed should be planted early in
April; in drills not less Than % inches
apart. When the plants spring up. they
should he early freed from weeds and the
earth loosened around them. The feeble
plants should be pulled, leaving only the
most hardy ones. Attic second wedding
they should be ,l,inned again, leaving the
most healthy to grow, and thus continue,
leaving the most thrifty ones not less then
20 inches apart, so as to give large rom
Tor the tops. In this manner, the writer
has raised the yellow carrot no less than
seven inches through. and at the rate pro-
badly of 900 or 100 bushels to the acre.
a,dJeiown, - Dee. %, 1913.
We can bear testimony to the value of
faraots as food for every kind of stock.
We have fed them to milrh cows with
me hSppiest eilrcts---,n hcgs--and TO
horses, as m Alternative, va know Of
no:hlng half so valuable.
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