Transcriber’s Note: Words and phrases in italics are surrounded by _underscores_; those in bold are surrounded by =equal signs=. Misspelled words were corrected. One full-page advertisement was moved from the front to the end of the book. CARROTS, Mangold Wurtzels AND SUGAR BEETS. HOW TO RAISE THEM, HOW TO KEEP THEM AND HOW TO FEED THEM. BY JAMES J. H. GREGORY, AUTHOR OF “ONION RAISING,” “CABBAGE RAISING,” ETC. LINOTYPED AND PRINTED BY J. J. ARAKELYAN, 295 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1900, by JAMES J. H. GREGORY. At the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. CONTENTS. 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