HORSE RADISH 



Edward van Alstyne, Kinderhook, N. Y. 



Director of Farmers' Institutes 

 CONCERNING THE CROP 



Horse radish is now extensively nsed as a condiment by hotels 

 and restaurants during the entire year. The demand is increas- 

 ing and the price is high, for it is not generally grown as a crop. 

 There are several reasons for this, such as lack of the right kind 

 of soil, the difficulty that when once established it is hard to 

 eradicate, and the fact that formerly there was no established 

 trade for it, it having only been known in a wild state. Were peo- 

 ple to grow it generally, doubtless the supply would soon be greater 

 than the demand. Because it can lie grown so inexpensively, with 

 a ready sale and good prices, it is to be recommended as a profitable 

 crop where one has the right kind of land near a good market. 



For those who like it for home use a couple of dozen plants 

 set in some convenient corner will supply the needs of an or- 

 dinary family. The only attention needed is to keep out weeds 

 and see that new plants are set to replace those taken out. 



SOIL 



In its native- state horse radish is found growing in small plots 

 in swampy places or along streams. Where one has such soil 

 it may be utilized for growing these roots with practicallv no 

 expense for culture, although when grown under these conditions 

 they will not be so large or smooth as when grown on good soil 

 with abundant cultivation. 



Horse radish thrives best on a deep rich soil abundantly sup- 

 plied with humus. There, with good cultivation such as should be 

 given corn or potatoes, the roots will be large and a goodly amount 

 will be obtained from an acre. 



PLANTING 



The amount of seed produced is generally small, and much more 

 time and attention is required to start it from seed than from 



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