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THE FORAGE AND FIBER CROPS IN AMERICA 



and to good cultivation; and, most important of all its good 

 qualities, it is palatable, wholesome and nutritious green food 

 for all kinds of live stock on the average Canadian farm." 1 



It is most highly prized for growing pigs and fattening sheep. 

 While successfully used for soiling, it is used principally for 

 pasturing, never being cured for dry forage. In composition 

 and feeding value it is similar to clover and alfalfa pasture, 

 and is less likely to occupy an important place where these 

 plants produce abundant summer and fall pasturage. Rape is 

 apt to cause bloating in cattle and sheep under conditions simi- 

 lar to those mentioned for clover and alfalfa. (167) 



IV. CARROT 



377. Carrot. - 



The carrot (Dau- 

 cus car ota L.) is 

 characterized by 

 its finely divided 

 leaves and by the 

 umbel which bears 

 the seeds being 

 concave and dense, 

 resembling a bird's 

 nest. A section of 

 the "root" shows 

 an outer layer and 

 an inner cone, usu- 

 ally of different 



Lobberich's Agricultural carrot. Plant in bloom on right colors and shades. 

 is annual, rough and covered with knobs. Plant on left The OUter layer is 

 is biennial and better in quality considered to have 



the higher feeding value. The varieties of the carrot may 

 be readily classified according to the color both of the 

 skin and of the flesh, as red, orange, yellow, or white. Some 



1 Central Experiment Farm, Ottawa, Canada, Bui. No. 42 (1903), p. 3. 



