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CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES. 



IDEAL DEVELOPMENT OF BEET ROOT, SHOWING ADVAN- 

 TAGES OF DEEP CULTIVATION FOR ROOT CROPS. 



the earth mulch must be fine enough and deep enough to 

 serve its intended purpose and for this no arbitrary rule 

 can be laid down except that the coarser the soil by nature 

 or the coarser the particles by cultivation, the deeper the 



