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ROOT CROPS, ETC. 



Brussels sprouts. 



one hundred seeds to the square foot and cover with a light layer 



of soil not more than one fourth of an inch deep. The soil should 

 be kept moist, but it must have plenty of 

 ventilation. Many sow radish seed in 

 rows instead of in beds. To keep a con- 

 stant supply successional sowing from a 

 week to ten days apart should be made. 

 Fertilizers containing nitrate of soda when 

 added to the soil improve the flavor of 

 the radish. It is found best not to sow 

 radishes where radishes, turnips, or cab- 

 bage were grown on the soil during the 

 preceding year. 



Horseradish is grown from pieces of the 

 roots of the plant, since seed is rarely 

 ever produced by it. The roots of the 

 plant are grated and used for flavoring. 

 Rape. Of all the forage crops there 

 are none that will give so large a yield for 



so small an outlay. It is especially valuable for green manuring 



and pasture. It grows rapidly and readily adapts. itself to dif- 

 ferent soils. Farmers prize it highly in feeding for both pigs and 



sheep. The best variety to plant in this 



country is probably the D vvarf Essex. 

 The ground should be prepared the 



same as for turnips, and the seed may 



be sown in June or July in rows a little 



over two feet apart. It may be either 



drilled or sown broadcast. The amount 



of seed sown varies from three to five 



pounds per acre. 



Carrots. The carrot is one of our 



most useful garden vegetables and for 



feeding stock it can hardly be surpassed. 



It is especially recommended for horses 



and milch cows. Any land if properly 



cultivated will yield satisfactory crops. 



It is best to sow the seed early in the Radish. 



