Q- ROOT 



^' CROPS 



culture, say that " where earUness is of primary 

 importance, nitrate of soda can be used with 

 profit with this crop even on the richest of 

 soils." 



If you can't get your root crops early, get 

 them late. When the mercury goes away 

 down, the prices go away up. 



CARROTS. 



Besides being a hardy crop that may be plant- 

 ed in the early spring as soon as the ground 

 can be worked, carrots have the advantage of 

 having no serious insects or diseases. They 

 require a clean, mellow soil, that will not " bake" 

 over the seeds, and the best of surface tillage. 

 Carrot seeds are so small and so slow in sprout- 

 ing, that it is good practice to plant radishes or 

 turnips or other quick seeds in the same row, 

 to help break the crust for the tender seedlings. 

 The young carrots have such a slight hold 

 upon the soil, that they need petting, only the 

 shallowest, surface tillage being possible, yet 

 scarcely any of the garden crops need tillage 

 more. But once let the carrots get established 

 in the soil, and they are easy to grow and give 

 good returns. They are sown thickly about 

 one inch deep in rows from 12 to 18 inches 

 apart. When they are well up, they should be 



