Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-22
From the woSkiag Farmer.
Cultivation Of Roots

in your last paper. 10 j. 'hc season IL
which farmers are planning the course tbcl
intend Q, follow durins the year. apprc
bend they would include the root culturU
more generally in their plan II they ha,
more exact knowledge %, H. aIyantagc-. ia
method. and It, expense DO not believD
that they fJrcs, any benefits or any chanc0
70 make money, vilfally og because they
A.. in1rlinat,ly attached 10 old hahi,. 4
new crops ana new methods OF cultivation
have h,yn neglected too long, It j. not Do
cau,, our farmer. choose 20 remain behind
the r,st of thc world. but either bcchus,
they lack The capital necessary 90 embark
in now enterprises, or bcsause they have not
s,ea such enterprises successfully carried
oa, elsewhere. In regard TO roots the capi'
al required Tor an eyPyrimen; j. NOT large
anI great many instances Of complete sue
c.. are within our knovlcdsc.
\ farmer might begin with a small piece
ay quarter of an acre, or even les, and
make a careful experiment. Let him cul'i
nte it highly, manure ab1nlan,ly, take ih,
D.; care. raise a large crop, keep an exact
account Of the cost, and Dc will satisfy him,
SELF whether it will pay. Hswill incur on.
Iva small ri,k whatever De the result.
Carrot. require a god soil. not rarilcu.
arly heavy and stony, bat rather a light
loan deeply plovci aud made as fue a. pos-
..blc. Il should be hbyrally manurci,-
sav from tour 20 .iH cords Of the bcst ma,
uorc % the acre. The sceJ is easily and
cbsaply sowu by machine in rows two fce;
apart. \ hor-e can walk between thes,
rows. carving h1rsc.hoe, which is great
help IN wedding
OF several experiments in this vicinity. !
will mention the results. In Boxbury, Mr..
Ms,cryc raised from an acre IS tons. liz
land had been devoted 70 carrots Tor thrcy
year, before, and had never produced les
than - tons. Mr.. VI estimate, the ne,
Tryit. a, Sl7O. Mr.. ;. Sprasuo, Of DuN.
bury. -Ai,cd on Il acre az the rA,o OF go
bu,hsI, 20 the acrc,-or about - tons. Ex-
rense OF cultivation about so. J. Crovcll
Of Elrns,abls. raised lO,OOo,73 lbs. carrot,
over 600 bushels on a quarter Of an acre.
Expense So 80.
NJ. T.. Wilder of Dorchester, raised ou
oue.dhh % an acre, lsO bushels. To, car
rlt. were planted IN rows : i,e, apart. B..
tween each row Of carrots vas a row ~ pear
uys,. The trees Of which there were 5000,
mal, a vigorous growth. The carrots
weighed lOoO lb.. Tai, i. equal % p tons
o. the acre. Had the carrot, beea s1wn ia
r5v, two f,ct apart, without ,rycs, the yield
would probably have Js,n 30 tons to the
acre
III. Robinson Of Dorchester, raised -
and ,wo.tblrds ton, Of carrots from l.
a-rr.. Reckoning the carrot, worth 81
rsr ,1u. Mr K. e-iimltcs the profits Of the
faI az SI-,
These specimens will suffice TO show what
can b, done on given quantity OF land
There o.. po risk ia saving that Is tons OF
7o0 bushels may EASILY De rli.ei from az
a,-s of good land well manurrd. Much
nor, than this G.. done every year without
sz,r, ,Elrt. The expense is yariously es
t.mat,d from S o. L. cents q hushe!, avgras
ir- rr8hably not more than l3 cents. This
.u5, lar from half the value either lor mar
kst or Tor feeding.
Experience alone can fully determine ih,
value of carrots as food f1r stock. On gen
sral principles We may assert that mike,
diet q, better for animals than one exclusive
u composed Of any single article. Ou'
rsr,lnll experience teachers us that hcal,l
and comfort are promoted By a miHture o.
meat and vegetables and bread in our food
81 one article ot diet will secure AL the al
,ana.,s OF many. Health may he Trescry
"a and a-,h gained while men live on p1a
t1s. orly. bat the strength, the ability o.
h1rl work b. MOI, secured. When the lrtsl
"a, AZ home. on p'sF'y of potatoes with Per
hap. the addition Of huttermiIk, they wsr
ht and ro.y. but when put % hard vorl
here. they usually broke down f1r while
until they had gained strength from NOR
Hourishrns food
Various ingredients enter into the compo
.iu5n OF the body. sugar. oil, 6briu, lime
&c. anil 20 rrocurs ,he-s, diTcren, article
of food are requisite. Neither sugar, no
starch, nor grass, nor grain will inereas
the weight Of aesh and stability OF frame
and at the same time MAINTAIN health. Ia
NAV perhaps be laid on while the animu
suffers in health, and some physiologi'is as
s.rt that excessive fat is always indicativ
Of disease. At all events the process Of lay
Ing on tat. may bo carried 20 far as to rem
der the animal unfit for human food Com
mon sense should teach us that variou
kinds OF food should be used 10 feeding ca,
tle, and experience confirms the idea. Tn
Shaksrs, who perhaps exercise as mucI
Judgment as any persons, and are as sue
cssslul N agriculture, declare that caro-,
are exceedingly wholesome" superior {
potatoes. both as an Alternative medicine an
aprodueer Of lcsh. or course Judgment
to be employed in this matter as in every
thin; else. And ought nan TO DC diseOuI
aged BY what may seem the uniavOrabls n
cult Of single experiment.