CHAPTER X 



CARROTS AND PARSNIPS 



Carrots 



As will be seen in the illustration, carrots may 

 be had in several different shapes, from the Golden 

 Ball to the Long Orange. Where the soil is partly 

 clay and tends to become hard, the short varieties 

 are to be chosen. The long types succeed only where 

 the soil is deep and light. As the average family 

 does not eat many carrots, and as they do not 

 vary greatly in quality, one or two types for a season 

 should be sufficient. A fifty-foot row of the large 

 varieties will provide enough for the table during 

 the summer and leave a store for winter use. 



Types. — The small round carrots, illustrated by 

 the Golden Ball, are the earliest. They are easy to 

 grow and hardy. When mature they are' about an 

 inch and a half in diameter. 



The Early Scarlet Horn is not quite so early as the 

 Golden Ball. It averages three inches long and is 

 about as large at the bottom as at the top. 



A little later still comes the Oxheart, three inches 

 long and slightly tapering. This is a very profitable 



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