1)8 MUCK CROPS 



lettuce or onions, owing to the shading and 

 soil robbing caused by the trees growing in 

 the windbreak. 



Varieties. Probably all varieties of car- 

 rots would do well on muck. However, but 

 three have been tried out sufficiently. They 

 are Danvers Half Long, Chantenay, and Ox- 

 heart. During the season of 1913, which 

 was notably dry, the author had the privi- 

 lege of watching one of the finest crops of 

 Danvers Half Long which he has ever seen. 

 The crop on maturity was snapped up 

 quickly by one of the large soup canneries. 



Preparing the Muck. Preparation does 

 not differ much from any fine seedling crop. 

 The muck should be plowed or disced, after- 

 wards being "fined" and either rolled or, 

 better, planked. Every tendency in muck 

 work is to have the soil fine but still some- 

 what compacted. 



Planting. The seed is immediately drilled 

 in, using any of the good wheeled, man- 

 power planters. May I, to 15, is the time to 

 plant. The rows are generally 12 inches 

 apart, and the seed is planted from y to % 

 inch in depth. About 3 pounds of seed are 

 needed to plant an acre. The seed germin- 



