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it will be necessary to hoe the soil up over them 

 when digging manure into the bed. Do not be afraid 

 of breaking a few roots in the process, as new ones 

 will quickly shoot out. 



Rhubarb Beds, too. This, being an extra early 

 vegetable, must be attended to now. Rhubarb is 

 started from cuttings of the crown, and if you can 

 find an old bed, chop a few of the roots into quarters 

 and set them in your own garden, using plenty of 

 manure well dug in. Rhubarb plants should be 

 placed about two feet apart. Each year the oldest, 

 seediest plants in the bed can be divided in this 

 way and given new strength. 



In the left hand sketch the soil was not prepared deep enough, 

 and the manure, left near the surface caused crooked and branched 

 root growth. Deep soil and thorough mixing of soil and manura 

 are essentials in growing parsnips, carrots, etc. 



