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so to stand 2 or 2^/ 2 feet one way by 16 or 18 inches the other. 

 The sets are put in deep enough so the upper or slanting end 

 will be about 3 inches below the surface of the ground. This is 

 done to give the first crop time to get out of the 

 way before the horse-radish appears on the scene. 

 In the cultivation of the former no notice is taken 

 of the presence of the horse-radish underneath, 

 except to clip off any sprout foolhardy enough to 

 come to the surface prematurely. Horse-radish 

 makes the most of its growth during the cooler 

 and moister weather of early autumn. When the 

 first crop is taken off, its opportunity has come, and 

 it generally makes the most of it. It will need one 

 thorough hoeing, and may then be left to take care 

 of itself. The crop is dug late in the fall, or after 

 all other crops are taken care of, freed from its 

 small roots and large tops, and stored in root 

 houses or pits, to be marketed during winter. A 

 root when ready for market, appears as in annexed 

 Horse-radish, illustration. Being trimmed at both ends, it is 

 given a thorough washing, and a number of them are then tied 

 together in a bunch, and thus put on the market. It is usually 

 sold by weight, and one of the best paying late crops. 



The small roots are used for sets. When removed from 

 main root they are at once cut of the proper length and shape, 

 tied in bundles, and buried in sand in the cellar or pitted in the 

 open ground until wanted in spring. 



AN ENGLISH METHOD. I 

 here also illustrate a so-called 

 improved way of growing horse- 

 radish, described some time ago, 

 in the Garden (London). The 

 discoverer of this method claims 



A New Way of Growing Horse-radish, 

 that the roots, being so much nearer the influence of the sun, 

 and in warmer soil than those planted perpendicularly (in the 

 usual way) grow to a much larger size, and are harvested with 

 much less labor than they would otherwise. The sets are planted 

 only from 2 to 3 inches deep, almost horizontally, as indicated in 

 illustration, and given the cultivation as described for those 

 planted in the usual way. 



