288 QUESTIONS. 



turnips harvested and how? 022. How are they used? What quantity 

 may be given to an animal ? G23. What is the kohl-rabi and how is it 

 cultivated? 624. Soils adapted to the cabbage ? 625. Varieties of the 

 beet ? 626. What of the mangold ? 627. How is land prepared for 

 beets? How is the seed sown ? 628. What does the after-culture con 

 sist in ? 629. When is it harvested ? What care is required ? 630. 

 What is said of the carrot? 631. How is the carrot used? 632. How 

 is the carrot cultivated ? 633. What are the varieties of it and the 

 qualities of each ? 634. The climate best suited to it ? Effect of 

 droughts upon it ? 635. Soils best adapted to it ? 636. What cultiva 

 tion is of importance ? 637. Effect of stimulating manures on it ? 

 638. What of the seed ? 639. Quantity of seed per acre ? Depth of 

 covering? 640. Preparation of land ? Time of sowing ? 641. When 

 is it to be hoed ? Number of hoeings required ? 642. What about 

 thinning out ? 643. When is the carrot harvested ? 544. What is said 

 of the parsnip ? 645. How does it compare with the carrot ? 646. 

 Varieties of the parsnip ? 647. Climate best suited to it ? 648. Soils ? 

 649. Preparation of the land? 650. Its yield compared with the 

 carrot ? 651. What of the artichoke ? Advantages of its culture ? 

 652. Cultivation ? 653. How is it harvested and used ? 



CHAPTER XIX. 654. Origin of the culture of grasses? 655. 

 Classification of grasses ? What are the natural grasses ? 656. What 

 are artificial grasses ? 657. Design of laying down lands with the 

 natural grasses ? 658. What is the common practice ? 659. How do 

 the natural grasses grow ? 660. Where is pasturage the only improve 

 ment practicable ? 661. What differences are found in the grasses ? 

 662. Advantages of using several species together? 663. How is a 

 selection made ? 664. What are some of the best grasses for mowing 

 lands ? 665. What species are best adapted for pastures ? 666. What 

 point is of importance in the selection for mowings ? 667. How does 

 the time of blossoming affect the mixture for pasture grasses ? 668. 

 Climate best adapted to bring the grasses to perfection ? How do the 

 grasses of a dry climate or dry season compare with those of a moist 

 one ? 669. Best time to sow grass seed ? Objection to spring sowing ? 

 670. Preparation of the land? 671. How is the seed sown ? Deptli 

 of covering? 672. Time of sowing on a clp.yey soil? 673. When is 

 clover seed sown ? 674. What are the artificial grasses ? 675. The 

 most valuable of the artificial grasses ? Effect of clover roots on the 

 soil ? 676. Soils best adapted to clover ? 677- What is said of the 

 white or Dutch clover ? 678. How is lucerne affected by the climate 

 of this country ? 



