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corporated with the soil. Manure applied in lumps and clods will 

 likely produce rough, poorly shaped roots. A complete fertilizer rela- 

 tively high in nitrogen and potash will be found to give good results. 

 Ordinarily, 1,000 to 2,000 pounds per acre of a fertilizer, analyzing 

 about as follows, would be recommended : 



Phosphoric Acid 7 per cent 



Nitrogen 5 per cent 



Potash 8 per cent 



This will vary somewhat Avith the amount of manure applied. The 

 fertilizer, like tlie manure, should be uniformly mixed with the soil. 

 An application of nitrate of soda soon after the plants are up will 

 help materially in starting them into rapid growth. 



Beets are gathered in the immature stage, when the roots are tibout 

 2 to 2Y2 inches in diameter. The red meat varieties are most popular 

 on the market. 



Varieties: 



Eclipse. — The roots of this variety are globular in shape. Flesh 

 fine-grained, bright red, tender and good quality. It is early and a 

 good cropper. 



Crosby's Egyptian. — Roots round and flattened at ends and good 

 size. The flesh is deep crimson in color and fair quality. TLis is an 

 early variety with small top. 



Crimson Globe, a second early sort, with globe-shaped roots of a 

 deep red color. 



Long Blood. — This variety, or some strain of it, is excellent for fall 

 and winter use. Roots are long, hence they need a deep soil. 



Half Long Blood. — Roots are shorter than the Long Blood. Flesh 

 red and good quality. Good bearer, excellent for late planting. 



CABBAGE. 



• The cabbage plant requires, above all things, a cool, moist climate. 

 It cannot stand hot or dry weather or too much strong sunlight. For 

 this reason, the method used in growing cabbage will depend considera- 

 bly on the latitude. In the North, on account of a cool summer climate, 

 it is possible to set out cabbage plants in the spring and early summer 

 and mature a good crop of firm heads in the fall. It is also possible to 

 do this in the mountains of the South where the altitude guarantees a 

 cool summer climate. In the coastal region of the South the cool 

 weather necessary to properly mature a crop of cabbage can only 

 be had in the winter and early spring months. In North Carolina, 

 therefore, we grow our cabbage in the east in winter and in the western 

 part of the State in summer. 



Cabbage will grow on a variety of soils, but it does best on soils 

 containing a great deal of humus. In the eastern part of the State, to 



