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grained, and the richest flavored of all the numerous varieties. 

 This we have in the Early Scarlet Horn^ the earliest of all. 

 This is a short carrot, growing about three inches Ioul' and 

 two in diameter, but it will bear planting in rich land 

 three inches deep. For feeding stock, the size is of primary 

 consideration ; this Ave find in the White Belgian and large 

 Orange varieties. The White Belgian will yield a quarter 

 more than any other variety, and growing partly out of the 

 ground, a large part of the crop can be pulled by hand. For 

 horses this is a good carrot, but for the butter and milk of 

 dairy stock, we want the rich color of the Orange varieties, 

 and the best of these is the short top, half long, otherwise 

 known as Improved Long Orange, and locally known as the 

 Oanvers Carrot. This carrot has a greater diameter near the 

 surfice than Long Orange planted at the same time, while be- 

 ing shorter, it is more easily pulled and less liable to break in 

 the ground than that variety. 



The parsnip is at present, grown almost entirely lor the ta- 

 ble, and at tie best, we do not ordinarily, by October grow a 

 very large root, other conditions being equal; to the largest root, 

 I would award the highest premium. 1 think that the day is 

 not far distant when our Jersey Cows will be treated in winter 

 to the root on which they are almost reared in their native isl- 

 and, the parsni}). Shallow, dry, stony, or anything but the 

 iichest of soil is unpropitious for a good growth of the pars- 

 nip ; but peat meadows, to the reclaiming of v.'hich so much 

 attention is given ot late years, are most excellent for growing 

 the parsnip, and all other roots to the largest size ; and when 

 the best possible result is sought in our Jersey Cows, in the 

 condition of the stock, and the quality of butter and milk, 

 then the rich, sweet parsnip will have its day. For family 

 use, on deep soil, the improved varieties such as Abbott's and 

 the Student's which taper quickly from the top, are preferable, 

 while for shallow soil the little turnip rooter, of nearly the 

 shape of a flat turnip, is a gem. 



I believe of beets, as of parsnips, that a day will come when 



