Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-03-12
Feeding and Culture of Carrots.

MEssRs. TUCKER & SeN-- | looked upon
carrots as one, Of the most important root
crops that we have in general cultiyatio,on,
and the various profitable uses to which
they are or might be applied, should sinduce
majority Of tie culiirators of the soil to
grow them more extensively than they now
DO. All kinGs of stock, without an excep-
ton, are fond of them. ! have wintered
swine almost entirely upon carrots, fed raw
They not only grew, but faitened uoon them
For this purpose, however, would advise
TO cook them.
prefer thcm to any other root mot excep-
ting beeis) for feeding cows that are MIXED
through he winter. Butter made from cows
SO fed, is as good favored and rich colored,
as.can be made in June or September.
once fattened q cow upon ca!rots, feeding
meal only for ea days before she was
butchered She was quite ilin when
commenced feeding, yet fifty bushels of
carrots made her fat enough TO yield ninety
six pounds of''rough tal.ow.A Good judges
pronounced the bref >uperinr 10 any they
ever saw. Commenced feeding her aboui
the 18th of Oct, and fed bUshel day un-
il the fifty bushels were consumed. Ca
any Of The readers OF the Co. Gent tell me
Of a cheaper way to mBke good beef, than
the above If SO. shonld be glad to hear
from them.
Horses also :hrive well upon carrots. |
believe il. is generally conceded by those
who have tried it, TO be ahead OF any other
root for this "mosl noble tnimal.' In fact
it is THE root for the horse. Try it, brother
farmers. Feed ycur horses less grain ana
more carrots, and if they have not smoother
coats and fewer coughs than That n.ighbJr
oryours. who "<tuffs" his with dry hay and
grain,'hcn resume your practice and call Ele
K. n.
+ consider the Long Orange FOR the best
as stsndard sort for general cultivation
The Whiie Belgian has been recommended
BY ecme as the best, on account of its heinr
more easily harvested, as it generally grows
nearly oEe-third of its length abo,e ground
From Wkst experience have had with
them. ] ihi nk the difference in the labor of
harvesting is not as grea, as the difference
ih tie carrots. The White Belgian thus fur
never keePs as well.
/ lately received package of carrot seed
from Germsny, that was labeied' EurlyI
Datca Horn Cars Ot." 1, proves to be verv
early variety, and is the best for table use
tf any kind | ever cultivated. Ii is fine
grained, and has peculiar, rich, and agree
able flavor; top, small; color, deep Grange.
short root terminating ab7rpIe ".
The latter qualification fits them adm raEIy
for thin or stony SOL, as il facilitates the
iubor OF iizfFo-:iEg- The carrot del;rn.s in
a deep, rich, mellow soil. Therefore land
intended for them can i,s.dv be pIowed too
ceep, or made too rich. sow in drills. I8I
inches apart. They should net stand too
thick. An inch Or an inch and a Eal:I
apart is about the right distance. | gcEer-
ally sow from the 18th of of May to The
FIRST of June, and harvest at the rate of 1000
bushels per acre. Carrot seed should be cov-
cred about one third of an inch deep, and
the earth firmly pressed about it. The neg-
lect Of the latter pTecauiiUn has been tie
means Of losing many valuable crcps In
sandy soil it should be covered deeper
The heaviest crop ] ever raised was on
piece Of land that vas used as barn-yarJ
during the einter preceding. The greater
portion OF Tie manure was drawn Of, and
the land plovcd and sowed the fret Of June.
The groud and carrots were meas nred at Tic
time OF harvesling, and found TO weld at
the enormous rate of 1900 bushels per acre.
EpwARD l.. COY. West Hebron, Wash Co.,
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