Vl 1.1 CONTENTS. 



THE MUSTARD CROP. 



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Rapidity of growth, . . . . . .393 



Mode of cultivation for seed Cultivation for feeding purposes, . 395 



Diseases and insect injuries, . . . . . . 399 



Mustard-seed and cake Injurious action of, ... 401 



Chemistry of mustard-seed, . . . . , . 403 



THE MANGOLD- WURZEL CROP. 



Origin of mangold Varieties, . . . . . .407 



Class of soils suitable, ... .409 



Proper place in the rotation, . . . . 41 1 



Preparation of the soil, . . . . ,413 



Cultivation at home and abroad, .... 



Manures, and mode of applying them, . . . .417 



Preparations and mode of sowing, ... . 419 



Beneficial action of salt, . . . . . .421 



Seed Its selection and treatment Distances in drill and rows, . 423 



Continental practice Transplanting, . . . .427 



Stripping off the leaves discussed Experiments, . . . 429 



Period and mode of harvesting Cost, . . 435 



Weight of crop, . . . . . . .439 



Mode of storing root crops generally, . .441 



Selection of roots for seed, &c., . 



Diseases affecting mangold, .... 445 



Insect injuries, .... .447 



Chemistry of the crop, . . . . . .451 



Comparative values of turnips and mangolds, . . 453 



Extraction of sugar from roots, ... .457 



Roots used for distilling purposes, . 459 



THE CARROT CROP. 



History of the crop, ..... 461 



Varieties cultivated, . . . . . .463 



Class and condition of soils, ... 465 



Proper place in the rotation, ... 467 



Advantage and mode of subsoiling, .... 469 



Preparation of seed Drilling Distances apart, , 471 



Mode of lifting, storing, &c., ..... 475 



Selection of plants for seed, . ... 477 



Produce of crop, ....... 479 



Insect injuries, ..... . 481 



Chemistry of carrots, ...... 483 



