. Southern truckers' guide. Nursery stock Alabama Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. 13 prodi How to Grow CARROT -Carrots, like beets, require a very deep, rich spil_; ^-os^land can be .ade to ce carrots if plowed very deep and a liberal quantity of fertilizer turned under renders soil very productive for the Carrot For a universal success we would recommend very early sowing in the spring—by the time the early peaches come to bloom-as it takes a long time for he Carrot to get its full growth, and by planting early the drouths do not interfere to
. Southern truckers' guide. Nursery stock Alabama Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs. BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. 13 prodi How to Grow CARROT -Carrots, like beets, require a very deep, rich spil_; ^-os^land can be .ade to ce carrots if plowed very deep and a liberal quantity of fertilizer turned under renders soil very productive for the Carrot For a universal success we would recommend very early sowing in the spring—by the time the early peaches come to bloom-as it takes a long time for he Carrot to get its full growth, and by planting early the drouths do not interfere to such a great extent. In this latitude, however, good crops of Carrots are grown by planting on extra rich, deep loose soil, as late as September, providing it be seasonable. The seed should be sown hickly in drills, two feet apart. Keep the plants clear of weeds and work often and well. The crop may be gathered in the tall, the same as swee potatoes, and stored in like manner. They are especially recommended for feeding milk cows, horses, sheep and goats. Thf Best Fertilizer—The Carrot, like all other root crops, require a good deal of potash. A -ood fertilizer would bfi acid phosphate and stable OX-HEAKT CARROT. ^Half-Loi Carrot (see cut)—This is one of the largest yielders of all the varieties, often yielding from twenty-five to thirty tons per acre. It is of medium length and easily dug. The top is very small, color of a rich shade of orange, shape very handsome and smooth and of the highest quality. This variety can be pulled when very young, having its bright orange color when very young. Besides being a very desirable variety for table use, it is also especially fine for stock producing, under favorable conditions, as high as thirty tons per acreJ^Pkt., 2 for 5c; oz., 15c ; i lb., 40c; lb., $ ^Ox-Heart or Guerande (see cut)—A very early, beautiful shaped variety of excellent eating qualities, and is the finest flavored variety in the whole list. It i
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