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Britain and Canada, ranks next to the mangel in ease of cultivation, 

 and sheep prefer it to all other roots. Like other turnips, rutabagas 

 may taint the milk of cows, and should therefore be fed immediately 

 after milking. 



Turnip. — The turnip is more watery than the rutabaga and does 

 not keep so well. Maturing early, turnips are used chiefly for early 

 fall feeding, and often yield large crops, even when sown as a catch 

 crop and without cultivation. Tho used mainly for sheep, they can 

 also be fed to cattle. 



Fig. 55. — Sugar Beets in a Western Irrigated District 



While but relatively few acres of sugar beets are grown for stock feeding in 

 tliis country, the raising of sugar beets for the beet sugar factories is an impor- 

 tant industry in certain sections, especially in some of the irrigated districts of 

 the West. (From U. S. Reclamation Service.) 



Carrot. — Under favorable conditions stock carrots yield heavily. 

 They are relished by horses, but should be fed sparingly to hard- 

 worked or driving horses. They are also useful for other stock, espe- 

 cially dairy cows. 



Parsnip. — Parsnips, the favorite root with dairy farmers on the 

 islands of Jersey and Guernsey, contain about as much dry matter as 

 sugar beets. They are little grown in this country, on account of the 

 low yield and the difficulty of harvesting. 



Potato. — In Europe heavy-yielding varieties of potatoes are ex- 



