. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 1834 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE duct. Forced rhubarb brings from eight to 15 cents per pound. The roots, if not highly forced, may be used for division and planting out. They regain their vigor after two or three seasons, with good care. A supply of roots must be kept coming on when forc- ing is regularly undertaken. Seedlings and div
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. 1834 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE duct. Forced rhubarb brings from eight to 15 cents per pound. The roots, if not highly forced, may be used for division and planting out. They regain their vigor after two or three seasons, with good care. A supply of roots must be kept coming on when forc- ing is regularly undertaken. Seedlings and divided roots may be rendered suit- able for use earlier by liberal manuring and high cultivation. Roads The subject of Good Roads is one that is of considerable importance to the fruit grower. The general farmer can haul his product to market without any consider- able damage on account of rough roads; his loss in hauling over bad roads is mainly in the fact that it takes more power to transport a given amount of the farm produce to the market than it re- quires where the roads are good. But with the fruit grower there is the addi- tional reason that m hauling over bad roads his fruit is damaged by jolting, bruising, disarranging the pack, etc., so that when it reaches the market it is of less value and brings a less price than if it reached the market m good uycL P«WER REQUIRED ON OIFFCRENT GRADES Fig 1 An Illustration of the Difference m Power Required on the Different Grades From That of a 15 Per Cent Grade Down to the Level Grade An instance is given by a Wisconsin farmer who held 1,000 bushels of potates in his cellar waiting for a good price. He was offered 92 cents in March, but they must be delivered in town and the roads were so bad he could not haul over them. When he finally got them to market, his potatoes brought him 30 cents a bushel. Bad roads, therefore, cost him $620. In many cases it is not necessary that a great deal of money be spent on the roads, but
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