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C01.0RAD0 Agricultural College 
Root Crops . — Under this heading may be considered carrots, 
parsnips, beets, turnips and radishes. All of these are hardy and 
seeds may be sown early in the spring. It is better, in fact, to 
plant them early in order that better stands may be secured. If 
planting is delayed so that irrigation is necessary to get the seeds 
to germinate, poor stands frequently result. All of these vegeta- 
bles grow to good advantage at the higher altitudes, and while any 
varieties will, as a rule, do well, some are better than others. 
Chantenay, Coreless and Danver’s Half Long Orange have 
been found to be good varieties of carrots, while among the par- 
snips, Guernsey and Hollow Crown have proved worthy of recom- 
mendation. 
Of several varieties of beets tried. Dark Stinson and Detroit 
Dark Red have given the earliest roots of edible size. The quality 
of these varieties is good. Later maturing varieties of beets which 
are worthy of a trial are Black Red Ball and Improved Blood 
Turnip. 
Red Top White Globe is the best turnip we have tried. It 
produces large roots of good quality and flavor. Purple Top 
Milan is a smaller, earlier variety, but the quality is not so good. 
White Fleshed Neckless, Breadstone and Imperial Hardy are 
