ROOT CROPS 



Start to cultivate as soon as the second or third 

 leaf is formed but do not scrape the bulbous 

 growth with the teeth of the cultivator. If 

 this is done the beet often splits open or de- 

 cays. Never use lime in beet soil as it has 

 a tendency to blacken the upper surface of the 

 beet and cause it to be tough. 



Winter beets should be sown late in the 

 summer (August) so that they are not too 

 large at the appearance of the first frost when 

 they should be harvested and stored. 



About two ounces of seed will plant a row 

 one hundred feet long. 



Carrots. The best requisite for the culture 

 of the carrot is a deep, rich, light soil, clean 

 cultivation, and a liberal supply of moisture 

 from the time of planting the seed until 

 harvest. The rows may be twelve inches 

 apart, the seed sown one inch in depth. If 

 the seed is sown sparingly, thinning will not be 

 necessary. 



Carrot seed may be sown from the time the 

 soil is ready to work in the spring until July, 



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