GROWING CROPS FOR SUCCULENCE 69 



roots and grasses have a place in feeding farm 

 animals. 



Carrots. These may be fed to horses and sheep, 

 sugar beets and turnips to dry cattle and lambs, and 

 dairy cattle and hogs relish them all. To withhold 

 succulence, Nature's great provision of thrift and 

 health, is to lessen profits. Ask the man who uses 

 these crops; the horse breeder where carrots are 

 known ; the shepherd who knows his sheep and 

 succeeds with them; the cattle breeder who has 

 learned of the value of roots for health and appetite. 

 The testimony as given is generally in favor of roots 

 or of succulent substitutes. 



Carrots are slightly harder to grow than beets, but 

 they are the best feed. Sow the seed in rows about 

 2^2 feet apart. The rows should be ridged slightly, 

 as this facilitates their culture. It is better, per- 

 haps, to sow rather thickly, so as to insure a good 

 stand. When the young plants are a few inches 

 high, harrow the ground with a light harrow for 

 weed destruction and for thinning purposes. It 

 will require only a hasty going over to put the 

 carrot patch in shape to destroy weeds and 

 leave the plants 6 to 8 inches apart. A horse cul- 

 tivator will complete the work. The large stock 

 varieties are, of course, to be preferred to the fine 

 grained the garden kind. 



Turnips are cultivated in the same way, but they 

 come later in the season. From June to Septem- 

 ber will be range sufficient for your climate and 

 environment. The Swede variety should be 

 selected. Turnips may be sown broadcast, but for 

 large yields the row method is preferred. Mangels 

 are grown with the least difficulty, but they are not 

 so good as carrots or turnips. Sow them in the 



