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varieties will grow all summer, and for this reason it 
may be better to have the rows eighteen or twenty 
inches apart, to give more room for cultivation. When 
grown for stock, the rows are usually placed two and a 
half feet apart, to admit of cultivation by horse power. 
Culture. Carrots germinate slowly, so that they are 
sometimes hindered in coming up by a crust formed 
after rain. A few radish seeds planted in the row will 
help break the crust, and mark the row so that cultiva- 
tion may begin before the carrots come up. 
Pull all weeds out of the row by hand before they are 
large enough to loosen the carrot roots when weeding. 
Keep a dust mulch around the roots, to retain moisture, 
but do not hill up; it is natural for some varieties to 
make considerable root growth aboveground. 
Succession. Provide for a succession by buying several 
kinds of seed and by sowing a number of times. The early 
varieties should be sown at intervals of two weeks. 
Cold frame. Sow early carrots in a cold frame in March, 
in rows six inches apart, and thin to two inches apart in 
the row. The temperature should be from 50 to 60 degrees. 
Storage. Store the late varieties in sand in the cellar, 
in pits, or in cold frames. 
THE CAULIFLOWER 
The cauliflower is more tender than the cabbage; it 
requires a moist climate. In localities where the summers 
are dry and hot it should be started early, so that it will 
