Il6 FARM CROPS 



Where it is to be sown in the bur, the land may- 

 be prepared as for grain and grass crops. In the 

 Southern states it is mainly broadcasted in corn 

 and cotton and covered at the last cultivation i or 2 

 inches deep. The seed may be sown as late as the 

 middle of September. Two bushels of seed will 

 give a fair stand the first year, after which it is not 

 necessary to reseed, if the crop is given proper 

 treatment and opportunity to mature seed. After 

 it has matured seed, other crops may follow. 

 Orchards may be cultivated and later planted in 

 peas^in case this is desired. This procedure en- 

 riches the land and at small cost. Liberal applica- 

 tions of acid phosphate and potash salts should be 

 used in connection with soil improvers like bur 

 clover and the other legumes. 



CANADA FIELD PEAS.— See Field Peas. 



CARROTS. — These plants start very slowly and 

 hence the land should be free from weeds and a fine 

 compacted seed bed allotted them from the very 

 beginning. The ideal soil is a deep, well-pulver- 

 ized sandy loam rather abundantly supplied with 

 potash and nitrogen. Some growers start germina- 

 tion before planting. To do this the seed is placed 

 in a box in a warm room and daily moistened with 

 warm water for several days until the germination 

 begins. The seed is then dried in sand and sown. 

 Fi-om 4 to 6 pounds to the acre is the usual allot- 

 ment. The rows should be about 2J/ feet apart. 

 When the plants are large enough the crop is 

 thinned and the weeds destroyed. 



Carrots are a splendid feed for horses when 

 cereal grains like corn and oats are fed. The good 

 secured is really more than the nutrient suggests. 

 The succulence and juices contained in carrots pes- 



