CHAP. II.
This is the third year that Mr. Heaton has cultivated the improved Beet Root with great success, in three different ways; namely, broadcast on ground under garden culture; and, in the field, by dibbling in the seed, and transplanting the roots. The result fully justifies a preference in favour of dibbling in rows 2 feet apart, as will be seen by the following short statement of the produce obtained under each mode of culture.
| PRODUCE. | |
|---|---|
| Broadcast, on strong land, spade-trenched, 10 inches deep, leaving the plants after hoeing nearly 15 inches apart each way, | 50 tons per acre. |
| Transplanted in rows 3 feet apart, and the plants about 18 inches apart in each row, | 22 tons per acre. |
| Dibbling the seed in rows 2 feet apart, and the plants left 12 inches apart in each row, | 48 tons per acre. |
A good crop may be obtained by the broadcast method upon deep, loose soils, or upon strong soils spade-trenched, 10 or 12 inches deep; but by that mode much seed is wasted, and much extra expence incurred in labour, hoeing, and transplanting, before the plants are placed 5 inches apart each way, which is very material to insure a good crop, under that mode of culture.