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483. Late examinations have proved this root to be more 

 nutritive than the Carrot, while it greatly excels the latter in 

 hardiness; freedom from disease and insects; in its adaptation 

 to soils; in its yield; and facility of culture. We believe that 

 it is far too much neglected, and were the fashion to change in 

 our Northern States it would be greatly for the benefit of 

 farmers. 



All animals are fond of the Parsnip. To milch cows it is eminently 

 favorable, giving a flavor ai&amp;gt;d richness to their milk which no other win 

 ter vegetable but the Carrot can givp. The cows of Jersey and Guern 

 sey fed with Parsnips and hay, yield butter during the winter of as fine 

 a tinge, and nearly as good flavor, as if they were fed in pastures. To 

 horses it is equally suited as the Carrot. Hogs are extremely fond of it, 

 and, when boiled, poultry may be fed upon it. (Low.) To this may 

 be added, that next to the Artichoke, it bears frost the best of any of 

 our cultivated roots, and it may be left in the ground through winter, 

 not only without injury, but even with an apparent increase of saccha 

 rine matter. 



484. No ultimate analysis of this root appears to have been 

 made. (E* T. Hemming, 1852.) 



485. Proximate analysis of the Parsnip root ( VoelcTcer, 

 1852;^) grown on stony, shallow soil, on the farm of the Royal 

 Agricultural College, Cirencester, England. 



I. II. Avernjje. 



Water, - - 81.780 82.320 82.050 



Inorganic matter, (ash,) 0.941 0.924 0.932 



Nitro^enized organic substances, - - 1.310 1.250 1.280 



Carbonaceous matters, - - 15.9G9 15.506 15.738 



100.00 100.00 100.00 



or the same dried at 212 F. 



Nitrogen ized substances, 

 Carbonaceous matter, 



Inorganic matter*, (ash,) - 



100.00 100.00 100.00 



Parsnips contain 6 to 8 per cent less water than turnips, and 5 to 6 

 per cent less than mangolds, The quantity of fleshforming substances 



I. 



7.43 

 87.41 

 5.16 



II. Average, 



7.12 7.27 



87.65 87.54 



5 23 5.19 



