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carefully thinned so as to stand two to three 

 inches apart in the row. The early varieties 

 will bear forcing and respond to hot-bed culture, 

 but they are slower of growth than radishes or 

 beets, requiring from two to two and a half 

 months to be ready for market. They are tied 

 in bunches of six with the tops left on, and are 

 in great demand in the early season when 

 small and bright and tender. 



Carrots are of two main types, the early, 

 small variety and the large sort grown in the 

 field for winter use. The large kind is not 

 much grown, because the smaller varieties may 

 be planted late for winter use, and as feed for 

 stock, carrots are no better than the larger 

 root crops. If you grow the early variety for 

 winter use, you will need to be sure that the 

 soil is in good tilth, as dry or weedy soil would 

 be fatal to carrots. Maybe you are tired of 

 reading that all these crops need good tillage; 

 but you will be much more tired if you neglect 

 it. This crop may be sown as late as the middle 

 of June in the Northern States, and the ground 

 should be sown with some early crop, like rad- 

 ishes, to keep it in good condition until needed 

 for the late carrots. 



Carrot seed is sown thickly, about two pounds 

 of seed being required for an acre, or one ounce 



