VEGETABLES RAISED FOR MARKET 



cents per pound; each barrelful weighing about 

 one hundred pounds. 



At the foregoing price, an acre of horseradish, 

 if it succeeded well, would bring a return of about 

 $350. Adding for the spinach and beets, the 

 total product should amount to about $600 per 

 acre for the year. 



KOHL RABI (Brassica Caulo-rapa) in some 

 respects resembles the turnip, but is actually a vari- 

 ety of the cabbage; the bulb is really an enlarged 

 stem, of a fleshy, pulpy consistency. Its shape 

 is that of an almost regular ball ; in some varieties 

 about as large as an average-sized orange, while 

 in others it is nearly as large as a man's head. 

 In flavour it closely resembles the turnip, and 

 partly also the cabbage, blending the two. It is 

 highly appreciated in New York, especially 

 amongst the Germans. It is in its best condition 

 for use before it becomes fully grown, even while 

 quite small; and is prepared for the table in the 

 same manner as turnips. The seed-bed should 

 be made in May or June. Transplant to rows 

 three feet apart, fifteen inches apart in the row. 



The crop is fitted for market by bunching when 

 green and tender; three bulbs being put in a bunch. 



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