Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-20

Seed Time and its Labor,.

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C,Euors We DO not know ef any other
root crop that appears to be - well adapted
70 our climate and circumstances as carrots.
Doubtless the common turuip, - extensive
" gown in Great Britain, draws les on the
.oil than carrots aud. where climate i.
suitable. affords better means og curichins
farm. For this relson. we would do all
10 our power to extend the cultivation o.,
turnips. rutA bagas, &c. but, AZ the same
time. We must admit that they do not ap.
pear % b, ~ well adapted - this climate
as the carrot; AMI they are certainly infe.
ri5r in nutriiiyc qualify. Cariot. require
much more labor in wedding, and mus, Dc
s5wn earlier and a, buster season. than the
turnips and ruia basas. Nevertheless, car.
rots are an exceedingly valuable root crop,
and 10 farmer should D. without cnnsii.
cradle plo, Of them. A. a condiucnt for
h5r.os, there i nothing equal % them, and
while We cannot agrre with tho-e who con.
'iicr a bu.hcl OF carrots equal in nutri,ive
value 20 a hu.hel of oats. or with the learn.
81 Professor who asserts that, hsrause car.
rots contain poetic acid, they eclatiniEs the
f,ol ia thc stomach Of horse. and make IL
more easily assimilahlc, yet, a. an auxiliary
food for horses and milch COWS, carrots.
ard indc,d most other roots, are of much
more v'lue than the simple amount Of nu.
ui,ivc matter they contain would indi.
cate.
A deep, rich, mellow, loamy soil,-uot
to, heavy. and ye, containing Sufficient clay
TO enable il, when well titled. TO rcsis, an
oriinary droutb,-is admirably adapted ior
carrots. From ~ to IOload. Of we'll rot,ed
manure PR acre should be spread upon tie
land in the spring, and incorporated with
the soil as much as possible. before plowinc,
vi,h the cul,iyator or harrow. Then plow
!, under as deep as the nature Of the soil
will warrant. L., four hand. follow the
team, and rake into the furrow any manure
that may be lei, uncovered, leaving the sur.
face clean and smooth.
The ground should he sown soon after il
y plowcd. while moist, in rows L. 20 10
inches apart, and about half an inch deep.
The .oil .hould be pressed upon the seed by
trading or rolling. II this is done, aud
the seei j, soaked lS hours in tcpid water,
and then dried with plaster, till it will sep.
arate readily. before SOWING, the dificulty
OF sJrmln.tion, which many complain Of.
will be avoided. n sovn by hand, four
pound. Of secd Per acre Is the usual quant,-
"; if with a drill, two pound, will be ,ui.
f,icut. In the former case, the land should
h. marked out with marker made flr the
p.rpgsc, aud the scci be covered with a
rake.
In this vicinity, carrots should BE- sown
a. early in May as the season will allow.
II the weather is favorable, they will Be up
and ready Tor the frs, hoeins IN about three
weeks. The hoe should then be passed.
lightly through be.wecn the rows 90 kil, the
weeds. This j. very important. Much Ia
hor Of wedding afterwards will be saved by
thus destroying the weeds before they have
full pos, ,siOn of the ground. The stirring
Of tbe soil also helps the growth OF the car
rJts In ten days hoe again, weed the
rows. and thin out the carrots II too thick.
After two weeks, hoe deep, weed, and thin
oct the carrots 20 four Or I've inehc, apart
in the rows. and the work Is completed for
the season. +. ;. Hayward Of Brighton,
Monroe Co, y. Y, a very successful carrot
growrr. adopts this sysi,m ol management.
We wcr over hi. farm lar, season, aud his
carrot orup was growing in Gne luxurious
no,s. The land was entirely free from weeds,
the hoe wa. passed through the rows IRE
quaniiy. and d,ubtlcs. the constant stirring
Of the soil bad much O. 10 IN mitigating the
sJi. had much 20 d. ia mitigating the el.
iscts OF dry weather. Mr.. II averages
about lO00 bushels Of carrots Per acre. lie
SAYS ''shere Is no crop the farmer can raise
that pay. 80 we'll, or yields 50 much good
icod t0r stock"
Experiments were made with artificial
mauure- on carrots on the State Farm Of
Massachusetts, last year. The manure was
srportioned according TO is cost, each acre
being dressed with twelve dollars worth.
The result was as follows
Bsrn ward minurr 713bu per acre.
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