378 VEGETABLE FORCING 
inches wide. The roots are planted as explained, and 
covered with sand in the usual manner. Heat is provided 
by covering the trench with 2 feet of hot horse manure, 
which should extend about 1% feet on either side of the 
trench. With this method, about a month is required 
for the shoots to grow through 8 inches of sand. 
If desired, the trenches may be dug in the fall, the roots 
planted at once and the hot manure used at any time 
during the winter. In this instance, the trenched roots 
should be covered sufficiently with manure in the fall to 
prevent hard freezing. 
When a crop sells at 25 cents or more a pound, special 
care should be exercised in preparing it for market. 
Though most of the French and Belgian product is 
shipped in 20-pound baskets, smaller packages would be 
an advantage, especially when the crop is selling at very 
high prices. It would seem that pound lots, wrapped in 
paraffined paper and packed in small baskets, would 
appeal to dealers as well as to consumers. 
