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shine and length of days are important factors. In April 

 and May, roots of small size may be grown in four weeks, 

 while twice this length of time may be required at mid- 

 winter. There is no reason why the first sowings should 

 not be made in October or perhaps earlier in houses 

 which can be thoroughly ventilated. Radishes generally 

 sell at good prices immediately before and during the 

 Christmas holiday season. Scarlet Globe sown about 

 November 15 should produce marketable roots a few days 

 before Christmas. The beds should be resown as rapidly 

 as they are cleared. 



Most growers make rows or furrows for the seed by 

 means of a thin, narrow board, long enough to extend 

 nearly across the bed. By drawing it back and forth a 

 few times, a furrow is quickly made. It need not be more 

 than half an inch deep. The seed is distributed with the 

 thumb and fingers or with an envelope. Twenty seeds 

 to each linear foot of row should give a good stand of 

 plants. The furrows are closed in some convenient way, 

 and the beds firmed with a block of wood and then 

 watered. 



Thinning. Two general policies are followed with 

 reference to thinning. One is to sow enough seed to in- 

 sure a good stand of plants without crowding, and then 

 to do no thinning until they are large enough for market, 

 when their removal will leave more space for the remain- 

 ing plants. With this plan of management more time is 

 required for all the plants on a given area to produce 

 roots of marketable size. It is claimed by some growers 

 that this method is more profitable than the usual plan of 

 thinning the small seedlings. 



The majority of commercial growers prefer to sow 

 plenty of seed and then thin the plants soon after they 

 are up. While this is a somewhat tedious task, there are 

 distinct advantages in thinning. The smaller plants may 

 be removed, leaving only the strong, vigorous ones which 

 will be likely to produce good roots. Again, the roots 



