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the ground till spring, but it is likely to be difficult to dig it out 

 of the mud at that season of the year. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What two root crops will endure summer heat but not withstand the 



freezing of winter? 



2. Should beets and carrots be included in the earliest planting of spring? 



3. What special precautions should be taken in order to insure a good stand 



of carrots? 



4. How far apart should beets and carrots stand in the row after thinning? 



5. What root crops will endure both summer heat and winter freezing? 



6. How long a time is required for parsnips to become fully gro^\^l? 



7. When is parsnip seed sown and when is the crop harvested? 



8. WTiat kind of soil favors the development of marketable parsnips? 



9. How early should parsnips be thinned? 



10. Describe the proper method of digging parsnips. 



11. By what other names is salsify known? 



12. How may the difficult task of thinning salsify be avoided? 



13. Describe the general care of the salsify crop. 



14. What forms of salsify, besides the common sort, are sometimes grown? 



15. WTiat reason may be assigned for the limited extent to which horse-radish 



is grown at the present time? 



16. How is horse-radish propagated? 



17. \Miat kind of soil is best adapted to the growing of horse-radish, and why? 



18. Describe the planting of horse-radish. 



19. How much tillage does horse-radish need? 



20. How and when is horse-radish harvested? 



21. What root crops mentioned in this chapter are grown commercially in 



your vicinity? 



