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ridge; along the middle of this ridge the sets are 

 planted by hand, eighteen inches apart, and 

 covered two inches deep. A series of ridges thus 

 formed will bring the rows about three and one- 

 half feet apart. A row of spinach is sown on 

 one side of this ridge, and a row of beets on the 

 other side, leaving the centre occupied by the 

 horseradish, which is very slow in starting, so 

 that the others will not interfere with it at all. 

 The spinach is cut off early; and the beets, after 

 they have made a proper growth, are thinned for 

 greens, while those that are left to grow are soon 

 gathered and bunched for early marketing. By 

 this time the horseradish will have reached a 

 height of five or six inches, and can now be hoed 

 and cultivated. 



Before being marketed for grating, it is washed 

 by putting it in tubs of water and stirring and 

 brushing with a broom. It is then usually packed 

 in barrels. 



For bunching, more pains must be taken, and 

 the washing must be a more thorough one; after 

 which it is tied up in bundles of five or six pounds 

 each, and in this way brings a little extra price. 

 By the barrel it usually brings from five to six 



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