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New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. —«#BBT 
Swiss Chard.—The Swiss Chards were grown in the same way 
as were the beets and were handled and packed in the same way, 
except that the tops were tied rather loosely in two or three 
places to keep them from being broken. The varieties named 
below all did well and were beautiful in appearance when ready 
for market. Their color is suggested by their names. 
Swiss Chard. 

When 
NAME. planted. When shipped. 
“ ir, 12 ly 22, 27 : bE 
Large Ribbed Brazilian Scarlet.........ccceeeeeeeees ; nad 9 ped 1 ry (Cee 2, 15, 28 
Ratwo Ribbed Silver ¢).i4..chcedeavacdcesicesceacaess ; May . 12 | July 22, 27, Aug. 2, 15, 28. 
Aug: 9 | Sept. 14, Oct. 3. 
May 12 July 22,27, Aug. 2, 15, 28. 
Large Ribbed Yellow Brazilian.........ccscsecsssees Aug. 9 Sept. 14, Oct. 3. 

Carrots. 
The ground was prepared for carrots in the manner described 
for bush beans (see p. 547), the drills were made eighteen inches 
apart and the seed was covered an inch deep. When the plants 
very still very small they were thinned to six inches apart in the 
row. They were fertilized in the same manner as described for 
bush beans. See p. 548. When ready for market they were 
pulled and tied in bunches of six carrots each, the tops were cut 
off and the bunches were packed firmly in open crates. The 
following is a list of varieties shipped : 

