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GARDEXItfG FOR PROFIT. 



Horseradish has been for the past thirty years, one of 

 our most profitable second crops, and as an encourage- 

 ment to beginners, I will state that the prico has still 

 kept sufficiently high to make it a fairly profitable crop. 

 Our average weight per acre is five tons, or a little over 

 three-quarters of a pound per root for 12,000 planted. 

 Its average price is now about $100 per ton. But there 

 is one thing to be remembered : these heavy crops are 

 only obtained in our gardens that are in the highest 

 state of culture ; no ordinary farm land, the first season, 

 manure it as you might, will produce such results. 



KOHLRABI, OB TURNIP-ROOTED CABBAGE. 



(Brassica oleracea. Far.) 



In general appearance, this vegetable more resembles a 

 Kuta Baga Turnip than a Cabbage, though it is more 



generally classed with the lat- 

 ter. It is best cultivated by 

 sowing the seeds in rows in 

 May, June, or July, according 

 to latitude. In this district we 

 sow throughout June, for suc- 

 cession in rows eighteen inches 

 apart, thinning out to about 

 eight or ten inches between the 

 plants. It is rather difficult to 

 transplant, and we generally 

 prefer to sow the whole crop 

 from seed, and thin out where 

 it stands ; although when the 

 weather is suitable, the thin- 

 nings may be planted at the distances above named. 

 It is sold in our markets in fall in the green state in 

 bunches containing three roots, at an average price of 



Fig. 52. KOHLRABI. 



