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of May witli a seed-drill, using five or six pounds of 

 seed for an acre. As soon as the plants are well up, 

 a liorse-tool should be passed between the rows, dis- 

 t:n-bing the surface, so that the weeds may gain no 

 lieadway while the plants are small. By sowing the 

 seed on these ridges, instead of on the level, the cul- 

 tivator may begin at once without injury to the 



ROOT CLEANEK OK CARROT WEEDER. 



young plants. The soil loosened by the cultivator 

 will fall to the centre of the furrow between the 

 ridges, and not on the young beets. 



By running the root-cleaner between the rows 

 once every two weeks, the weeds may be kept down 

 without trouble and at a trifling cost. 



When three inches high, they should be thin- 

 ned out to five inches apart in the rows. Later 

 in the season the Beet-tops give so much shade, that 

 little culture will be required to keep the field per- 

 fectly free from weeds. The important point is 

 to gain time early in the season ; for, if the weecis 



