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Culture. Weeds that grow near the plants should be 

 pulled by hand. Keep the surface soil loose, to retain 

 the moisture, but be careful not to loosen the beets. 



Storage. Store beets in sand in the cellar or in pits. 

 Leave on two or three inches of the top and do not 

 remove the long taproot. 



Diseases. To avoid scab, rotate and do not plant after 

 potatoes. If leaves become spotted, remove them and 

 spray the healthy ones with Bordeaux mixture. 



Pests. Use Bordeaux mixture for flea beetles. Dust 

 the dry powder onto the leaves when they are moist. Use 

 poisoned bait for cutworms. Dig out and destroy white 

 grubs. Use kerosene emulsion for all plant lice and bugs. 

 For webworms, spray the underside of the leaves with a 

 tablespoonful of Paris green and a pint of fresh-slaked 

 lime in two gallons of water. Do not eat the leaves after 

 they have been sprayed. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



The young plant is more susceptible to frost than the . 

 cabbage, but the mature plant will stand considerable 

 freezing. In fact, freezing improves the quality of the 

 sprouts. In small gardens Brussels sprouts may be used 

 to follow bush beans or other crops that mature in July. 



Soil. The soil should be a deep loam that has a good 

 capacity for moisture. Soil which has had an application 

 of rotted manure in the spring will be in good condition 

 for planting. Nitrate of soda may be applied to advantage. 



