CARROT 



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planted too early, the roots will ripen up early in the fall 

 and will cease to grow, and many of the leaves will turn 

 yellow. Such roots do not keep well, but are likely to 

 sprout badly long before spring, even if kept cold. To 

 have the roots keep best they should be growing rapidly 



Fig. 100. Harvesting long carrots and parsnips by plowing the earth away 

 on one side and then pulling the roots by hand. 



when dug. In dry cellars, it may be necessary to cover 

 with loam or sand to prevent those on top of the bin or 

 pile from wilting. If they are to be fed early in the winter, 

 they may perhaps be piled in the barn and covered with 

 chaff and straw sufficient to keep out the frost until used. 



Carrot seed is raised by planting out the roots in the 

 spring, about two feet apart, in rows four feet apart. The 

 seed heads ripen irregularly and are gathered as they 

 ripen and threshed when dry. The seed is generally 

 rubbed against a sieve having a fine mesh to take the bristles 

 off, otherwise it would be a difficult matter to sow it in 



