The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-06-04

Eds. 0enesee Farmer: Noticing in beth the
March and April numbers Of your paper. CON-
DunicatOn in reference to the cultivation Of car
roec and other root crQDs- and dis.s---;-s -;.h
both your correspondents in some respects.
should like to give them the benefit Of my limit
ed experience through your valuable paper.
OF the value of the carrot in comparison With
ether roots, enough has already been said-and
you will hardly 6ud any two persons Who exact
y agree In this respect, and a to the proper
quantity to be fed. Carrots are undoubtedly the
bess Of al roots for horses but for horned cattle
asd hogs, greatly prefer the masgel wsrzel
beet. A. far IS ny experience goes, cows will
give moro milk and Of better quality, and both
las aDd working cattle will thrive better on man
gels than on either carrots or turnips.
The best coil for carrots 10 light. rich loan,
bat they vill grow on any soil il properly pre-
pared. 1have raised them upward Of thirty inch.
% long on low, damp ground, when deeply sab
soilsd.
The yield Of the carrot crop depends entirely
% the preparation and tillage. The ground
should BE- veil manured-nos lees than twenty
o. cart loads per acre and thirty or forty would
b better. ! have used raw manure with a.
good results - when well rOtted. PIow thor
oughly. Incorporating the manure With the soil.
and follow the first plow With COED. stirring
subsoil plow. Do not be afraid Of getting too
deep. Harrow level and roll lightly before plant
Ing. Fur this purpose, use q combined harrow
and roller-a one horse machine-wilh which in
three hours can prepare halt an acre Of rough
ploved ground for the seed drill, thereby saving
all the expense Of narrowing and rakinS the
ground - il ia usually done.
A TO the time for planting carrots, I do not
asvss With 20. K" in the March number of the
u
pessibls. have invariably found the crop bet
~ when sovn between the lst and 6sh Of May
tAsn when sosn before that tine. When sown
IN April, the early rains preoote too great
growth Of tops. and during the latter period Of
summer, seed stalks are thrown out, which pre-.
vent the roots rom attaining any size.
In sowing, use q seed d. i'll OF my own invsn-
tioo which sows and covers two rows at once.
! put ny rows Is inches apart, and thin - about
inches in the row.
have found il . good plan to mix radish seed
viii the carrot seed 1.-THE yellow summer turuip
\ Q good VARIETY; about ounce Of radish 10 /
n. Of carrot seed is sufficient. The radishes
come up In few days. and enables me - trace
he rsws dissinctly during the irss hoeisg. A.
fass - they arc large enough, they are pulled up
Ioe market or home use, aud therefore do not in
tsrfere at al with the growth Of the carrots.
After seeing and trying different implements
fee the cultivation OF carrots and ether root
crops, and being satisfied With none, get up
Aasd csltivator, which works admirably. Il cuts
eless % the row, and 10 adapted TO any depth NOT
exceeding inches, and any width NOT exceed
be fees; leaving the ground level with the
weeds % the surface One man can tend from
enc 70 Two acres per day with il.
TAs crop shoald be hoed - sooa % the rews
en- b distinguished and - se0u - the weeds
shev themselves in the rove. Get the boys at
work. IL u good polio, not to wait for the weeds
. shov, bas 20 run . culsivator through the rows
every svo weeks, until the tops shade the ground
AFTER which they wiA need but little more care
before harvesting.
Dig the crop While the ground ID dry, and
ssess in dry, cool cellar, bus where they will
los freeze.
Il sssms - Ne very prevaless idsa that car
ross should be planted With the rows vide apart,
end shinned out - or 10 inches in the row. II
i Q nissaksn one. Just a. large carrots can be
raised With the rows Is inches apart and thin
nd Get 70 Or inches. a. By the former me
thsd, end think that ID ''P. O." in the April
1saeer Of the Farmer will try my plan, he too
Win become IN "eagsr advocate" and not pro-
1sases 1900 bushels Of carrots per acre ''hun
beg" A.. NH.
1ys, n. T., April l, 1862.