. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. ROOT CROPS. 87 inch of the tip of one end is turned up at a ri^ht an^^le to form a guard for workiu*^ close to small plants. The blades of the hoe should be sharp on both edges, so that it Avill cut each way when pushed and pulled. In order to make it take hold properly, it may be necessary to bend the edges of the blade down slightly. To give the handle the proper angle, the shank should be curved. It should flatten out into a narrow, thin plate about 2 inches long and fasten to the blade by means of two rivets. This hoe is not on the market, l)u
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. ROOT CROPS. 87 inch of the tip of one end is turned up at a ri^ht an^^le to form a guard for workiu*^ close to small plants. The blades of the hoe should be sharp on both edges, so that it Avill cut each way when pushed and pulled. In order to make it take hold properly, it may be necessary to bend the edges of the blade down slightly. To give the handle the proper angle, the shank should be curved. It should flatten out into a narrow, thin plate about 2 inches long and fasten to the blade by means of two rivets. This hoe is not on the market, l)ut may b(» made by any blacksmith. An old saw makes excellent blades. The shnnk should be made of Norway iron, so that it ma}^ be bent to give the handle the proper angle. Iluta-bagas are sometimes sown in drills in the early spring and transplanted like cabbage. The plants ma}^ be transplanted like kale, as the land is plowed. The roots of the plants are placed where the next furrow^ will cover them and the tops are left stick- ing out. For this method of transplanting, see the discussion of kale. About the 1st of November the roots are topped, pulled, and placed in narrow bins in the barn. Upon the approach of cold weather they are covered Avith ha}^ or straw. The tops are sometimes cut off with a sharp hoe and the roots then dug with a potato fork. More generally they are dug first, the worker pulling on the top of the root with one hand as he bears down upon the handle of the potato fork with the other. The roots of two or three rows are laid too-ether with the tops one w^ay. The tops are then cut off with a long-handled knife. Some twist the tops off, claiming that the roots do not bleed and wdther so much as they do when the tops are cut off. Roots are grown mostly for Avinter use and are fed up to the 1st of April. They are generally sliced before being fed to dairy cattle. Some dairymen feed them whole, claiming that cows can handle large roots nicely and that, unless t
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