Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . arge or small, for the use ofhis stock. But it may be that the labor of handling has been a seriousbarrier. Carrots are adapted to a wide range of soils. Almost any kind ofsoil with a fair amount of plant food in it will give a crop of the favorite soils for this crop are those of a deep, sandyand loamy character, or such as are composed largely of vegetablemould and capable of retaining moisture in a fair degree. But somevarieties are at least measurably adapted to shallower and heaviersoils. Owing to its deep h
Grasses and clovers, field roots, forage and fodder plants . arge or small, for the use ofhis stock. But it may be that the labor of handling has been a seriousbarrier. Carrots are adapted to a wide range of soils. Almost any kind ofsoil with a fair amount of plant food in it will give a crop of the favorite soils for this crop are those of a deep, sandyand loamy character, or such as are composed largely of vegetablemould and capable of retaining moisture in a fair degree. But somevarieties are at least measurably adapted to shallower and heaviersoils. Owing to its deep habit of growth the carrot requires soils with-out excess of moisture in the subsoils. When the soil is cloddy orstony or shallow there is a tendency to produce prongs in the rootsgrown upon it. There are many varieties of the carrot in cultivation. They aredistinguished by their shape, as long, medium and short, and by theircolor, as red, orange and white. The long varieties are somewhatlosing favor owing to the difficulty found in harvesting them, and for. N , B., G. Mastadon Carrot. N., B., G. Victoria Carrot. 124 Grasses^ Clovers, Field Roots, Forage and Fodder Plants. the further reason that they do not now yield such large crops as some ofthe other varieties. Among varieties which have become prominent inthe Northwest, none stands higher in favor than N., B., G. Mas-tadon. It is of the short class, and gives the greatest yield per acre ofany carrot now grown. The roots are short and heavy at the shoulder,hence they are easily harvested. Nor are they liable to break whenbeing pulled or stored. The roots often measure from fifteen to twentyinches in circumference, and a crop of from eighteen to twenty-five tonsper acre has frequently been grown. The quality is also good, as theflesh is white, crisp, solid and of sweet flavor. It is a great improve-ment on the white and green fleshed Belgian kinds which have beenthe standard varieties in the past. It is not onl
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