CARROT 
Varieties Days Length Width Shape Tops Remarks 
Chantenay (See Chanticleer, 
Red Core Chantenay). 
Chanticleer eee ere iD) 6% 2 tapering, blunt strong See below. 
Gold’S pikeap eee re 87 10 1 tapering short Resembles Long Imperator. 
iMperators » Geyser eee Wa 8 1% tapering medium Fine quality shipper. 
Longimperato ae ee eee Tigh 10 1Y% tapering medium See below. 
Nancy 2 pants ere eee Ser ese 70 6 1% slight taper. blunt short, strong High table quality. 
INanteS's<... ete ee eee 70 6 1% blunt cylinder small Fine texture; crisp, sweet. 
Redi@ore Chantenaya eee U2 5 2 tapered stump medium Indistinctly cored. 
Red Core Danvers... 75.2 2. WS Vl 1% tapered, blunt strong A long strain, fine quality, uniform. 
CHANTICLEER. Developed by asGrow. Chanticleer is an im- 
provement over most strains of Long Chantenay type. The dark 
green tops are strong and vigorous; the roots are very uniform. 
longer than Red Core Chantenav. tapering to a blunt tip: the 
flesh is deep colored with indistinct core. A very attractive variety 
for local market and useful for processing. 
NANTES. One of the finest varieties for table quality. The roots 
are bright orange, cylindrical, and blunt-ended. The flesh is bright 
orange, crisp, tender, and of delicate flavor. Growers in areas 
where muck soils prevail have found that the asGROW strain 
produces tops strong enough for bunching, and are using it 
extensively. 
LONG IMPERATOR. A longer strain of Imperator, developed by 
ASGROW to meet the demand for a longer root of the same type. 
The leading variety for bunching and pre-packaging in the prin- 
cipal carrot-growing regions of the couniry and now also being 
used extensively in the Northeast and Middle Atlantic States, 
where suitable soils are available. 
Pre-packaging, the outstanding innovation in handling fresh 
vegetables since the invention of refrigeration, has been applied to 
many vegetables, especially carrots. It has enabled growers to 
harvest many crops by machine: it has made for greater efficiency 
in handling, and it has stimulated sales at the produce stand. 
The mechanical problems of pre-packaging have been solved in 
many ways with many kinds of equipment. Shown above are two 
solutions, each well suited to particular requirements. 
At the left is a partial view of the complex operation of a leading 
grower-shipper in Central California, where heavy volume has 
made it necessary to install elaborate machinery. At the right is 
a small-scale New England operation, where the equipment has 
been largely built from machinery intended for other uses, but 
it fulfills its purpose efficiently. In each case the variety is Long 
Imperator, supplied by AsGRow and now more than ever the lead- 
ing strain for the critical market. 
