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of various shapes and colors. Most varieties taper from the 

 crown to the taproot, though some are cyUndrical for most 

 of their length, while others are short and thick. The color 

 of the flesh and skin may be white, yellow, orange, or red. 



Carrots are grown in only a 

 limited way for stock feeding, 

 mostly for horses. Their feed- 

 ing value is about the same as 

 that of mangels. 



533. Culture. Carrots grow 

 best in a deep sandy loam. 

 The seed bed should be well 

 prepared and free from weeds, 

 as germination and early 

 growth are slow. The rows 

 should be from 24 to 30 inches 

 apart and the plants about 3 

 inches apart in the rows. From 

 4 to 6 pounds of seed is re- 

 quired to sow an acre. The 

 methods of planting, thinning, 

 cultivating and harvesting are 

 not different from those already 

 given for mangels. Carrots 

 yield from 10 to 25 tons of 



Figure 135. — Carrots for stock feeding. 



roots and 3 or 4 tons of toi:)s to the acre. 



TURNIPS AND RUTABAGAS 



534. Description. The tm'nip and the rutabaga are 

 closely related plants of the genus Brassica, which also 

 includes mustard, rape, and several of our garden vegetables. 

 The rutabaga is Brassica campestris; the turnip, Brassica 

 rapa. The roots of turnips and rutabagas vaiy from the 

 flattened form of the common turnip to the long, cyUndrical 

 ^'cowhorn" type in shape., and from white to yellow, purple, 



