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CARROTS 



A VERY hardy vegetable, many of the hints and sug- 

 ** gestions made in connection with beets being appli- 

 cable to carrots as well. But their usefulness is greater. 

 They provide many splendid dishes, boiled and served 

 with cream sauce, or in soups and stews. Young carrots 

 are a great delicacy if you value the sweet flavor peculiar 

 to this vegetable. On the Pacific Coast they are par- 

 ticularly valued because of their drouth resistance. But 

 to be of choicest quality, carrots, in common with all root 

 crops, should have a steady and abundant moisture supply. 

 The average packet of seeds contains a sufficient 

 amount to sow twenty to thirty feet. One ounce will sow 

 about 200 feet of row. A continuous supply may be en- 

 joyed by either sowing early sorts repeatedly or by sowing 

 sorts maturing in succession. Carrots will remain in 

 good condition for a long time, even after becoming over- 

 grown. They will not turn bitter, like beets, but will 

 split, when they become unfit for storage, but not for use. 



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