Varieties of Roots. 



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Half-sugar mangels varied from 24,000 to 36,000 fruits to the pound 

 and the germination power from 100 to 136 per cent. 



Sugar-beets varied from 22,000 to 24,000 fruits to the pound and the 

 germination power from 102 to 132 per cent. 



Rutabaga seeds varied from 161,000 to 188,000 seeds to the pound 

 and the germination power varied from 83 to 92 per cent. 



Fig. 33. — Root crop seedlings are small and weak and cannot battle against 



adverse conditions. 



Hybrid turnip seeds varied from 183,000 to 266,000 seeds to the 

 pound and the germination power varied from 71 to 94 per cent. 



Common turnip seed varied from 200,000 to 260,000 seeds to the 

 pound and the germination power from 89 to 92 per cent. 



Kohlrabi seed varied from 114,000 to 129,000 seeds to the pound and 

 the germination power ranged from 48 to 96 per cent. 



Carrot seed varied from 440,000 to 460,000 seeds to the pound and 

 the germination power ranged from 15 to 83 per cent. 



