, 1862-08-28
aht farmers Corner.


Noticing in both the March and April
numbers Of the GeHeses Farmer q communi.
cation In reference t0 the cultivation Of car
rots and other root crops, and disagreeing
with both your correspondents in some res.
pects should like TO give them the benefit
q my experience through your valuable pa
pr"
yOf the value of the carrot IN comparison
with other roots, enough has already been
said-and You will hardly find any two per-
sons who exactly agree in this respect, and
e 10 the proper quantity to be fed. Carrots
horses but for horned cattle and hogs
greatly prefer the mangel wurzel beet. As
far as my experience goes, Cows will give
mors milk and of better quality, and both
a. and working cattle will thrive better on
mangels than on either carrots or turnips.
The best soil for carrots is q light, rich
loan. but they will gov on any soil.if p!O-
perly prepared. I have raised them up
ward of thirty inches long on low, damp
ground, when deeply SUBSIDIZED.
The yield of the carrot crop depends en-.
tlrely on the preparation and tillage. The
ground should be we'll manurcd-nOt less than
twenty ox-cart loads per acre, and thirty or
forty would be better. ! have used raw
manure with as good results as when well
rotted. PioW thoroughly, incorporating the
manure with the soil and follow the first
plow with eo0d, stirring su6soil plnw.
Do not So afraid 0f getting too deep. Ilar.
row level and roll lightly befre planting
For this purpose, ! use q combined harrow
and rOller-a one-horse machine with which
IN three hours can prepare half an acre Oi
rough plowed ground for the seed drill, there
by saving all The expense Of harn'wing and
raking the ground as Il is usually done.
As 70 The time for planting carrots, I d.
not agree with . o. r. ninlhA March mum
Der Of the Farmer. He recommends sow.
ingas early - possible. have invariably
fund Tie crop better when sOwn between the
first and fifteenth Of May, than when sown
before that time. When sown in April. the
early rains pfomite too great growth Of tops,
and, during the latter part Of summer. seed
stalks are thrown out. which prevent the rOots
from attaining any size. ~
In sowing, ! use q seed drill Of my own
invention, which sOWs and covers two rows
at once. Iput my rows sixteen inches apart,
and thin % about four inches in the r0w.
have found it good plan 10 mix radish
SEED with ihe carrot seed 1.-THE Yellow Sum
mer turnsP is . good Variety; about one
ounoe o. Iadish % one %. Of cirrOt seed Is
sulicient The radishes come up In a few
days and enable me % tracs the rows dis
tiRssly during the first hoeing. As fast rs
they ere large enough, they are pulled up
Or market o. hons use, and therefore do
not interfere At all with the growth Of the
carrots.
Aner seeing and trying different impIe.
monls lor the cultivation of carruts ai.ss ateer
root crops and belng.satisfed viih. none,
got up hand cullivalof which works adni
rably. Il cuts close 70 the row, and Is adapt
q - any depth not exceeding two inches,
and any width MT exceeding two feet; lrav-
ing he ground level, with the weeds on the
surface. One man can tend from one 70 two
acres per day With i.
The crop should be hoed q .eoon a the
rows can 0e distinguished; aud as SION ar
The weeds show themselves IN thc rows, sci
The boys ai work. Il lie good policy not 10
wait for tho weeds to shpz. but 10 run q cul
tipalor through tie niws every two weeks,
until he tops shade he ground, afer which
they viii need but lilile more care before
harvesting.
Dig he crop while ne ground Il dry, and
slo1l u dlJ. cool cellar. bui where they
will not ffsozs.
i seems 10 b q very prevalent idea thar
carrots a11nId Be p|a1icd with the ruws
vide upari, and thinncd out to eight or ten
inches nfhorou LISA mistaken une Just
Is large carrots can Be raised with lhe rows
ai1lcln inches apart. and ihinnci DOT to four
o. Eve inches . BY he former nsihod, and
] think thar II P. @" in the April number
of he taFusl. will try my plan, he ton
viii become ~ eager advocafe," and not
plonounoo 100 bushels Of carrots per acrs
ahumbug.