Muzzy Brothers’ Annual Catalogue of Seeds, 1904 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Muzzy Brothers' Annual Catalogue of Seeds, 1904A rich, deep, Open soil is the best suited to the culture of Beets;f1esh manure is un desirable, but land that has been well manured the previous year is highly suit.able For an early supply sow in spring as soon as the g1 uund becomes fit to work, in dri1_1s about one foot apart and two inches deep For main crop sow the first week in May, and 01 winte1 use sow in J une When the plants have obtained three or four leaves, thin out, so that they may stand eight or nine inches apart. Keep free from weeds by hand weeding and hoeing. Those intended for Winter use may be taken up in October, and stored in d1y sand, in the cellar or outhouse. Bef01e storing leaves and fibers must be tr1m med off. But care must be taken not to bruise the main root.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.