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Yield. — Yields of 3 to 8 tons of fresh root can be expected 

 per acre, provided the soil and climatic conditions are favour- 

 able. " This will result in a gross return of from £15 

 to £45 per acre at prevailing prices, a nett profit to the farmer 

 of £7 to £30."^ According to experiments conducted, the 

 Magdeburg variety has so far proved most suitable for our 

 conditions . 



Uses, — Chicory is used as a substitute for, and as an 

 adulterant of, coffee. It is also employed in the manufacture 

 of chutney and confectionery. In Holland and other European 

 countries it is grown as a pasture plant, for which pui-poses 

 it is excellent, being both palatable and hardy. 



REFERENCES: 



1 Journal of thft Dept. of Agriculture, March and April, 1921. — " Field 



Crops." — Wilson and Warburton. 

 ' JoHrnal of the Dept. of Agriculture, August, 1921. — " Chicory as a 



Farm Crop," by E. Parish and K. M. Johnson. 



