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CARROTS. 



This crop is grown for table use and for feeding cattle 

 and horses. It is one of those crops the planting of 

 which may be put off until all other crops are in the 

 ground, or it may be planted at the time of planting 

 beets, parsnips, and onions; but the early sown crop 

 will be too tough and woody for table use in winter. 

 When sown late the growth is largely made during 

 September and October, and they are then very crisp and 

 tender, just right for table use, but the crop will not be as 

 large as when they are sown early. The soil best suited to 

 the growth of the carrot is a deep, sandy loam, made rich 

 by a liberal dressing of stable manure plowed under and 

 a little fertilizer sown broadcast just before the sowing. 

 The seed is sown in rows fifteen to eighteen inches 

 apart, or in beds of three rows one foot apart and three 

 feet between the beds, so that the horse cultivator may 

 be run through them frequently. The plants are thinned 

 out to two inches apart. The size most desired for table 

 use is from one to two inches in diameter, which sell for 

 50 to 75 cents per bushel. For stock feed they sell for 

 from $10 to $15 per ton. 



Varieties. 



The variety most grown for stock feed and table use is 

 the Danvers Intermediate, and for the table alone Early 

 Short-horn. 



CELERY. 



This crop is not generally profitable except upon deep 

 moist land like strong grass land or reclaimed swamps, 

 though if the land is made very rich with a heavy dress- 

 ing of stable manure it may be grown in a cool moist 

 season upon a deep sandy loam. It is grown as a second 

 crop following strawberries, potatoes, early beets, or 



