The Argument for the Raising of roots 3
THE CARROT 5
The Location and Soil 5
The Manure and its Application 7
Preparing the Bed 12
When to Plant 13
The Seed and the Planting of it 15
Quantity to the Acre 16
Varieties, and What Kinds to Grow 17
Early Very Short Scarlet 19
Early Short Scarlet Horn 19
Short Horn 19
Danvers Carrot 21
Guerande Carrot 21
Long Orange, or Long Surry 21
Large White Belgian 22
The Cultivation, and the Implements needed 23
Gathering and Storing the Crop 26
Raising Carrots with Onions 29
Marketing and Feeding 30
THE MANGOLD WURTZELS 32
Varieties 34
The Long Varieties 35
The Round Varieties 35
The Ovoid Varieties 35
What Kinds to Grow 35
The Soil and its Preparation 38
The Manure and its Application 39
Salt as an Auxiliary Manure 48
Planting the Seed and Tending the Crop 49
Gathering and Storing the Crop 52
Feeding the Crop 56
The Cost of the Crop 61