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longer. The same may be said of early turnips, carrots, and 

 kohl-rabi, the latter crop having an enlarged stem rather than 

 an edible root, although often classed as a root crop. 



Parsnips and salsify are extremely hardy roots and are seldom 

 injured by the severest winter temperatures, especially if the 

 ground is well covered with snow. While they may be dug in the 

 fall and stored for winter use, and it is desirable to harvest some 



of the roots for this 

 purpose, the usual 

 custom is to leave 

 most of the roots 

 in the ground until 

 spring. 



Late beets, carrots, 

 and turnips should 

 be harvested in the 

 fall before there is 

 hard freezing weather 

 and placed in storage 

 (W:197). Though 



Fig. 53. — Home hampers are very useful for the 

 selling of parsnips, parsley, and various other 

 vegetables. 



beets with their tops on are sometimes kept in trenches during 

 the early winter and sold as " bunch beets," the usual custom 

 is to cut off the tops of all late root crops before burying them 

 or placing them in other storage. 



Early beets, radishes, and carrots are generally sold in bunches, 

 the number per bunch varying according to the market require- 

 ments. Before deciding upon any given number per bunch, the 

 markets to be supplied should be investigated, which should be 

 a guide to all marketing preparations. The roots are generally 

 Washed after they have been tied into bunches. If the roots are 

 very attractive it may pay to use fancy tying material such as 

 blue and red tape, about i inch wide, now sold by garden supply 

 houses. 



