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May ioth and ending about July ioth. The first and last 
plantings should be of the early sorts; the intermediate plant- 
ings of the full-sized varieties. 
Profits. — Profits depend on location. The size of the 
crop should approximate 1,000 dozens of ears per acre, and 
the gross receipts should be $100 to $200 per acre, more or 
less, above the value of the fodder. 
Suckering. — Time is often spent in pulling the suckers 
from the stalks of sweet corn. Such time is wasted. If the 
suckers are let alone they will not reduce the number or 
quality of the marketable ears. 
HORSERADISH. 
Farmers who have soil that is both rich and deep can find 
profit in growing horseradish on a large scale, in connection 
with early peas, beans or sweet corn. The sets are planted 
in May, in the rows between crops, and after the crops are 
removed the horseradish makes its main growth. It is per- 
fectly hardy, and comes on rapidly during the late summer 
and autumn months. Where the ground is not strong 
enough to produce large roots the first year, the business 
will not prove very remunerative. 
The Sets.— Horseradish sets are made by cutting small 
roots {%. to ^2 inch in thickness) into pieces 6 or 8 inches 
long. The upper end is cut square off; the lower end with a 
slope. This is to get them right end up at planting time. 
The small roots are available in quantities in the autumn, 
when the large roots are trimmed for market. The sets are 
kept in sand during the winter, or buried in the open ground, 
in a carefully-marked spot, where they can be easily found 
in the spring. 
If planted 2 feet apart in rows 3 feet apart, each plant 
will represent 6 square feet of space, *\nd, hence, about 7,300 
sets will be needed for an acre. 
