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fed out. From seventy-five to one hundred pounds a day, 

 in addition to hay or straw, may be fed to an animal of a 

 thousand pounds weight. 



623. The kohl-rabi is a hybrid turnip, or turnip- 

 stemmed cabbage, much used in some countries as food 

 for man and animals, It is sown early in spring and 

 cultivated like the cabbage. 



624. The cabbage is not very common as a field crop 

 in this country, but is mostly confined to the home or 

 market garden. It requires a very rich clayey soil and 

 high cultivation. The seed is usually sown in beds to be 

 transplanted into hills, where it is hoed and cultivated 

 like other garden vegetables. 



625. The Beet. There are many varieties of the beet, 

 but all may be included under the two general designations 

 of garden and field beets ; these may be again sub-divided 

 according to their size and color, the shape of the root, 

 and the purposes to which they are applied. Field beets 

 comprise those used for feeding cattle and making sugar. 



626. The Mangold Wurzel is more esteemed for stock 

 feeding in this country than any other variety of beet. 

 It does best on a rich, deep, well-manured soil, with 

 thorough cultivation, but will accommodate itself to most 

 soils that are strong, deep, and well tilled. 



627. To prepare the land for the beet it should be 

 deeply ploughed, manured, and harrowed level ; the seed 

 should then be sown by a machine in rows at the rate of 

 throe or four pounds per acre, and covered to the depth 

 of an inch. It is a common practice to steep the seed in 

 wain 1 i&amp;lt;&amp;gt;r twenty-four hours before sowing. 



628. Tin; after cultivation consists mainly in the free 

 use of the cultivator or horse-hoe, and the hand-hoe, so 

 as to keep the surface fresh and free from weeds. Man- 



