Cultivation of Horse-Radish. 



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"to have done well hitherto, owing - to the heavy protection, 

 "•but any modification of the present taxation would, it is 

 believed, greatly curtail the profits. 



Among other points of interest noted in this Report is the 

 "formation of a dairy company, the cows being- obtained from 

 Switzerland, for the production of milk on a large scale trom 

 the rich land formed by the filling up of the Lago d'Agnano, 

 .not far from Naples. 



[Foreign Office Report, Annual Series, No. 2376. Price 2d.~\ 



Cultivation of Horse-Radish in Bohemia. 



Horse-radish is grown on a considerable scale in various 

 parts of Bohemia, and particularly at Kuttenberg, a small 

 village south-west of Kolin, in Bohemia, whence large quanti- 

 ties are exported. The variety of horse-radish known in Ger- 

 many and Austria as the " Maimer 53 or " Maliner Kren is 

 considered superior to any other. It is distinguised by its un- 

 usually sharp ; penetrating taste, uniform shape, and excellent 

 keeping qualities. 



The method of cultivating this variety of horse-radish is 

 described in a circular recently issued by the Division of 

 Botany of the United States Department of Agriculture from 

 ■notes furnished by Mr* H. Schmidt, of the Agricultural 

 College in Leitmeritz, Bohemia. 



According to the latter authority, a deep, loose, strong soil 

 with plenty of moisture is considered the most suitable for the 

 growth of horse-radish. In the autumn the soil is forked over 

 to a depth of two or two and a half feet and well-rotted farm- 

 yard manure is thoroughly worked in to the depth of a foot 

 or more. A narrow bed. three feet wide, is then prepared, and 

 late in March or early in April the horse-radish cuttings are 

 planted along both edges, alternating so that they are not 

 opposite each other across the bed. The cuttings a,*e 1 2 inches 

 long, and are set out iS inches apart. Instead of being placed 

 ^vertically in the ground they are planted in an oblique 

 position, with the upper and larger end covered by 



