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ROOT CROPS AND THEIR USEFULNESS 



IF, HERETOFORE, we have considered almost 

 exclusively vegetables of which we eat the fruits, 

 let us now turn to those of which we eat the roots. Some 

 of these are produced above and others below the ground. 

 The chief value of all of them lies in their extending the 

 season of fresh vegetables (as compared with canned 

 goods) from the time frost nips vegetation outdoors until 

 the new vegetables of the following spring again are ready. 



Root crops, such as are described in the following 

 chapters, may become one of the weightiest factors in 

 keeping down the high cost of living during the winter 

 months. Moreover, physicians tell us that their generous 

 use keeps the human body in good order. Best of all, 

 they are easily grown, most any soil suits them, and they 

 are generally raised as a second or third crop to follow 

 others of short season and quick maturity. 



Grow plenty of root crops. Their use is a good habit; 

 their growing stands for gardening efficiency. 



