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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 
