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Show HORSERADISH IS EASYJCR0P Not' Always Profitable fcxeept ln Localities Lo-calities Where There Is a Steady ' and Certain Demand. V A Horseradish as a market garder) crop is not always prolltablo except In Idealities whero there Is a certain and steady demand, such as is usually found in our large city markets, and then only when It can be cultivated as a second crop. As a rulo, tho soil In market gardens gar-dens 1b In a high stato of cultivation and will glvo bettor returns In somo of tho early or moro standard crops. But as a farm crop It Is a different proposition. Here tho land Is not considered con-sidered as valuable in fertility, and tho acreage moro extenslvo. Soil that will grow a good crop of corn or potatoes po-tatoes will usually produce a good crop of horseradish, and when cholco can bo had a looso, loamy soil, rather moist than dry, Bhould'bo preferred. Tho roots can bo planted In tho early spring, cultivated by horsepower, horsepow-er, and tho expense of growing tho crop will bo somewhat reduced, if wo do not flguro the interest of our land too high. In case we do not find a ready market for tho entire crop tho first year wo can allow It to romaln In the field, to como on tho next fall, without any material Iosb. By thlB method of culturo tho crop will pay as well or bettor than tho average farm crop. Tho selling price will average four to flvo dollars par hundred pounds, unless un-less you havo a contract price in which tho crop could ho grown extensively ex-tensively at a handsome profit. As to tho growing of dandelions, I havo had but llttlo oxperlonce, but I am of tho opinion tho venture would not pay. Tho Fruit Qrower. |