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PRACTICAL AGRICULTURE. Sf 



The potato requires a large supply of manure. The 

 quantity should be from 16 to 20 tons to the acre. 



The starch or fecula of the potato may be obtained 

 separately by simple means, and applied to various pur- 

 poses of domestic economy. 



The accidents and diseases to which this plant is 

 subject are, happily, not many, nor, in this coimtry at 

 least, very formidable. We are not much troubled with 

 the rot. 



THE CARROT. 



The most esteemed for field-culture are the Orange, 

 and the Long-red. 



The Carrot, from its long fusiform root, requires a 

 deep soil. It prefers the sandy, and rejects the stiff 

 clays. 



The seeds of the carrot should be of the previous sea- 

 son's growth. 



Carrots may be given to every species of stock, and 

 they form in all cases a palatable and nutritious food. 



THE PARSNIP. 



The seeds of the parsnip may be sown either in 

 autumn or in spring. 



The seeds must be new. 



All animals are fond of the parsnip. To milch cows 

 it is eminently favorable, giving a flavor and richness to 

 the milk. 



THE BEET. 



The field-beet, Beta vulgaris, is of larger size, and 

 grows more above ground, than the garden kinds. 



It differs from the turnip in this, that it may be grown 

 on stiffer soils. 



FLAX. 



The most important of the genus is — 



