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tures during a long, dry spell, or if allowed to stand too long. The 

 deep red varieties are preferred in the markets, and those that are 

 turnip shaped sell better than the long. 



Marketing. The usual method is to use barrels or large boxes ; 

 this is a clumsy way, and one not calculated to bring the best price. 

 The usual vegetable crate will be found handy and desirable. 



In districts where there are pickling factories, and near large 

 cities, small beets, with greens, are raised with profit, but these can 

 not be shipped to a distant market. For a distant market gather tops 

 and all ; carry to the packing-house ; remove the tops with a sharp 

 knife, leaving about an inch of the leaf-stalk on the beet. Remove 

 the dirt, and pack in vegetable crates. ^ The leaves put in a compost 

 heap will pay for the trouble of hauling, or they can be fed to do- 

 mestic animals with profit. The beet itself makes one of the best 

 feeds for milch cows, and is excellent for other domestic animals. 

 (F. B. 225; N. C. A. E. S. 132; Fla. E. S. 31; U. Idaho 10; N. H. Col. 

 99, 125; N. J. A. Col. Rpt. 1900.) 



BORAGE. 



The leaves are used for flavoring. 



BROCCOLI. 



Broccoli is simply a variety of cauliflower that is more com- 

 monly grown for fall use, as it is rather more hardy than the true 

 cauliflower. Lee's Sprouting Broccoli is a branching sort that is 

 esteemed in some places. There is a great deal of misunderstand- 

 ing regarding the Cauliflower and Broccoli. Both are the same in 

 their general make up and growth, both producing heads in the same 

 manner and to the casual observer are taken one for the other. The 

 difference is that Cauliflower is a more tender variety and therefore 

 will not stand a very low temperature. The seed is sown in early 

 spring and will produce heads during the summer. The Broccoli 

 will stand a temperature as low as. 25 without much injury to the 

 plant. The seed is sown in the spring, the plants set out in June or 

 early part of July and continue to grow until the spring following, 

 some varieties producing heads at intervals during winter and up to 

 as late as May. Attention needs to be directed during the winter to 

 such plants as are about to produce heads. These should have the 

 outer leaves turned over the head to protect it from frost to which it 

 is very susceptible. The seed may be sown and the plants treated in 

 every way as for the cabbage. They thrive well in a deep, Vich soil. 

 Much better results would be had if more attention were given to the 

 matter of deep cultivation, that is, in deep spading or plowing of the 

 ground. Manure that has been well composted should be used plenti- 

 fully and plowed in deep. By so doing the roots of the plants are 

 encouraged to penetrate deep into the soil where they can find mois- 

 ture as well as food. The shallow plowing in of manure has the 

 tendency to keep the feeding roots of plants near the surface and 

 will therefore soon dry out and turn blue, and when once the plants 

 are stricken with the blues no further growth will be made and they 

 might as well be discarded. (Oreg. E. S. 74; N. C. E. S. 132.) 



