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a month later, in the following manner. One man is 

 provided with a light crowbar, with which he makes 

 a hole about ten or eleven inches deep between every 

 two Cabbages all along the line. Another man follows 

 with a bundle of the roots, drops one in each hole and 

 fills in the earth around it, with a " dibble," having 

 the top of the set about two inches below the surface. 



When preparing these sets in the Fall, — leaving 

 them six or seven inches long — the tops should be cut 

 off square and the lower end of the root slanting, so 

 that when planting, in the Spring, no mistake will be 

 made, putting them in upside down. 



By the time the Beets, Cauliilowers or Cabbages 

 are marketed, the Horse-Eadish will be well above 

 ground. In case the roots start quickly, making too 

 much growth before the first crops have been taken 

 from the ground, we chop off the tops with the hoe, 

 without injuring the after growth, in the least. As 

 soon as the early crop is removed, the ground is well 

 cultivated, keeping the surface loose and free from 

 weeds through August, September and October, for 

 this crop will make all its growth in these three months. 

 The tops are so large and spreading that there is very 

 little trouble in cultivating Horse-Radish, as it is now 

 grown by market-gardeners near New York and other 

 large Northern cities. The old-fashioned method of 

 allowing the roots to remain in the ground two years, 

 has been abandoned by the modern gardener as use- 

 less and unnecessary : for when planted in the way 

 described, in rich soil, the roots will attain full size in 

 a single year. 



This is but one of the many improvements in- 



