Average Composition of Succulent Roots.
| Edible portion | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrates | ||||||||
| Kind of vegetable. | Refuse | Water | Protein | Fat | Sugar | Grade | Ash | Fuel |
| value | ||||||||
| per pound | ||||||||
| Per ct. | Per ct. | Per ct. | Per ct. | Per ct. | Per ct. | Per ct. | Calories | |
| Beets, fresh | 7.0 | 87.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 215 |
| Beets, cooked | .... | 88.6 | 2.3 | .1 | 7.4 | .... | 1.6 | 185 |
| Celeriac | 20.0 | 84.1 | 1.5 | .4 | 11.8 | 1.4 | .8 | 285 |
| Carrots, fresh | 20.0 | 88.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 210 |
| Carrots, desiccated | .... | 3.5 | 7.7 | .6 | 80.3 | .... | 4.9 | 1,790 |
| Parsnips | 20.0 | 83.0 | 1.6 | .5 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 300 |
| Salsify "Oyster plant" | 25.0 | 85.4 | 4.3 | .3 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 250 |
| Black salsify | 20.0 | 80.4 | 1.0 | .5 | 17.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 390 |
| Radishes | .... | 91.8 | 1.3 | .1 | 5.1 | .7 | .1 | 135 |
| Turnips, white | 10.0 | 89.6 | 1.3 | .2 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .8 | 160 |
| Turnips, yellow (ruta-bagas) | 10.0 | 88.9 | 1.3 | .2 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 185 |
| Kohl-rabi | 20.0 | 91.1 | 2.0 | .1 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 145 |
| Onions | 30.0 | 87.6 | 1.6 | .3 | 9.1 | .8 | .6 | 225 |
| Garlic | .... | 64.7 | 6.8 | .1 | 27.9 | .8 | 1.5 | 650 |
| Potatoes | 20.0 | 78.3 | 2.2 | .1 | 18.0 | .4 | 1.0 | 375 |
(Authorities consulted in the Chapter on Vegetable Garden.—Colo. Ag. Col. E. S.; U. Ill. A. E. S.; U. Idaho A. E.; Purdue U. A. E. S.; N. H. Col. A. E. S.; Mich. St. A. E. S.; Mass. Ag. Col. E. S.; Ohio Ag. E. S.; S. C. A. E. S.; Okla. A. E. S.; Texas A. E. S.; Va. A. E. S.; W. Va. U. A. E. S.; Cornell U. A. E. S.; R. I. Col. of Ag. and Mech. Arts E. S.; N. C. Col. of Ag. and Mech. Arts; N. Y. A. E. S.; U. Tenn. A. E. S.; Pa. St. Col. A. E. S.; Mich. St. Ag. Col. A. E. S.; S. Dak. A. E. S.; U. Wyo. E. S.; B. P. I.; Kans. St. Ag. Col. E. S.; N. J. A. E. S.; Tuskegee Normal & Industrial Inst. E. S.; S. S. E. S. Clemson Ag. Col.; N. Mex. Col. of Ag. and Mech. Arts E. S.; Fla. A. E. S.; Iowa Ag. Col. E. S.; U. Minn. A. E. S.; U. Nevada A. E. S.; N. Dak. E. S.; Oreg. A. E. S.; Del. Col. A. E. S.; Ark. Ag. Col. E. S.; U. Nebr. A. E. S.; Ga. E. S.; Md. A. E. S.; Miss. Ag. E. S. The entire article on Vegetable Garden was taken bodily from the best portions of the above bulletins, etc.)
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[1] See page 321, for illustration.
Transcriber's Note: For reasons of clarity the illustration labels and tables have been moved to the end of the paragraph.
The illustration of a Calabash as referenced in the footnote on page 51 was not included in this publication, being a reprint of a section from "The Farmer's Cyclopedia". The illustration can be found on page 321 of "Farmers' Cyclopedia Abridged Agricultural Records Volume IV Grass, Hay, Grains, Vegetables" published by Doubleday, Page & Company, 1914, available on The Internet Archive at: archive.org/stream/farmerscyclopedi04gardiala#page/320/mode/2up.