154 HOESE-EADISH. 



the same quality of roots sold for eighteen cents per 

 pound. At present, large, well-grown roots are 

 worth from ten to twelve dollars per hundred pounds. 

 On very rich ground and under the most favorable 

 circumstances, from four to five tons of Horse-Radish 

 are produced on an acre. But the average yield, 

 obtained by most growers, does not equal this amount. 

 Three or four tons to the acre may be considered a 

 fair crop, and when sold at from one hundred to one 

 hundred and thirty dollars per ton, it would pay a 

 handsome profit, from the fact of its easy culture. 



The method of preparing Horse-Radish for mar- 

 ket, is simple and rapid. The roots are taken from 

 the pit to the market-house — -the tops and small roots 

 having been trimmed off in the Fall — thrown into a 

 large wash-tub and with the aid of a scrubbing-brush 

 thoroughly cleaned. In this state the roots are sent to 

 market. For the kitchen-garden, it is well to adopt 

 the same method of cultivation. Twenty sets planted 

 every Spring will yield enough to supply a family. 



As soon as the crop of IIorse-Radish is taken out 

 of the ground in the Fall, the bed or field should be 

 ploughed. This will displace and expose to view near- 

 ly all of the smaller roots that were left in the ground 

 at the time of digging. It is well to have a boy fol- 

 low the plough and gather all of these roots, for if left 

 ni^disturbed for a single season, it will be found a 

 troublesome task to get rid of the Horse-Radish. By 

 following this plan, very few of these small roots 

 will be left in the ground, and any that still remain 

 can be taken out when the ground is again ploughed 

 in the Spring, before planting with another crop. 



