. Ratekin & Son's 18th annual seed catalog, 1902 : farm, field and garden seeds. Nursery stock Iowa Catalogs; Corn Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Catalogs. 42 J. E. RATEKII^ & SON'S ANNUAL SEED CATALOG. Ca^rrots The carrot is one of tlie most wholesome and nutritious of our garden roots and deserves to be more extensively used, both for culinary and stock feeding nurooses We urg--^ our readers to give some of the early table sorts a trial. For feedincT stock, especially horses and milch cows, the carrot cannot be sur- passed; and it should be m^ve largely grow
. Ratekin & Son's 18th annual seed catalog, 1902 : farm, field and garden seeds. Nursery stock Iowa Catalogs; Corn Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Catalogs. 42 J. E. RATEKII^ & SON'S ANNUAL SEED CATALOG. Ca^rrots The carrot is one of tlie most wholesome and nutritious of our garden roots and deserves to be more extensively used, both for culinary and stock feeding nurooses We urg--^ our readers to give some of the early table sorts a trial. For feedincT stock, especially horses and milch cows, the carrot cannot be sur- passed; and it should be m^ve largely grown by farmers for thU purpose. Culture—WhiJe the sandy loam made rich by manturmg the previous year is the best soil for the carrot, any good land if thoroughly and deeply worked, will produce satisfactory crops. When it is possible t'» do so, it is advisable to sow as early in the spring as the ground is fit to work, though good crops may, in this latitude, b3 grown frooa sowings as late as Jane 15, but success from such late planting is uac^.rtain. For table use sow the smaller kinds as early as practicable in rows 16 to 18 inches apart. For field culture prepare the ground tho'-ouo-hly and sow in drills 18 to 24 inches apart, using from one- and one-half to three pounds to the acre, according to the distance between rows. Cover one-half to one inch deep and see to it that the soil is pressed firmly above the seed. As soon as the plants appear, use the cultivator or wheel hoe. Do not let the weeds get a start. Thin the smaller table sorts to 8 to 10 to a foot, and the field varieties to 3 to 6 inches apart in the row. For winter^use gather and store like beets or turnips. Oracnge or Ox Heart Tops small for the size of the roots which are comparatively short, but often reach a diameter of seven inches, terminating abruptly in a small tap root. Flesh bright orange, fine grained and sweet. This is a desirable variety for soil so hard and stiff that longer growing varieties wou
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