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to that described for Carrots, with the single excep- 

 tion, that the seed is sown in April, or as early in 

 the Spring as the ground is dry 

 enough to be worked. 



A few Eadish-seeds sown at the 

 same time, will mark the lines, so 

 that a cultivator can be run throuo-h 

 before the weeds start. When the 

 plants are two or three inches high, 

 they should be thinned out by hand, 

 leaving them three inches apart in 

 the row. The cultivation we do with 

 a mule and a Carrot-weeder, keep- 

 ing the surface loose and free from 

 weeds, with very small outlay. 



"VVe use four to five pounds of 

 fresh seed to an acre, and sow it by 

 machine. Parsnip seed more than 

 one year old cannot be trusted ; seed 

 from the previous year should always 

 be sown. On our farm, the average 

 yield is from six hundred to eight 

 hundred bushels to an acre, and they 

 are usually worth fifty cents a bushel, 

 in market, when trimmed and 

 washed. At times, during the win- 

 ter, when the supply has been short, 

 we have sold at prices ranging from 

 two dollars to four dollars per bar- 

 rel, holding two and a half bushels. 



In garden-culture, the rows may 

 be left nearer together, eighteen inches will give 



LONG SMOOTH 

 PARSNIP. 



