The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-04

The nrst requisite for growing horse
radish is to have the soil loose and rich.
TO secure this an abundance of manure
must be used. says the Epitcrlist. In this
Southern country, where the spring ana
early summer are warm and wet, we can
use coarse, unrotted barnyard manure. as
II decomposes rapidly, and the litter fur
nisnes just the hunus necessary 20 m IKE
our rather stiff clayey soil porus and fri
able. AS early In spring as the ground
can be worked, pillow and fine the soil as
deeply as practicablel Throw up mar oW
beds or ridges, not over two ana a half
teet apart. These ridges should be deep
as they can be thrown up with the plcW
Having procured the sets, make holes.
with a sharp stick, sixteen inches apart
in which insert the sets pushing them
down so that their tops will be two inches
below the surface. If you have roots from
Wnlch 70 cut the sets, make them six
inches long and reject all that are rot
as large as a lead pencil. Cut the smaller.
end squarely off. Cut the larger end SLANT
ing, and in planting you will thus easily
be able to distinguish top from bottom.
and readily get the sets right side up:
besides, the slanting top will prevent rain
from settling and rotting the root The
pieces of roots which are not of standa- d
size and length, and also the tops OF the
large or main root may be p.ante1 by
themselves. They will form fine Sc s fo-
next years planting, IL one cares 10 in
crease the horseradish plot rapidly. There
may be planted closer in the ridges than
the sets designed to grow roots for graf
ing.
Having put out the sets. fill the depres-
sions or burrows to a level with the tops
of the ridges with coarse litter Of any
sort. Ii mixed with manure, so much the
better. This mulch keeps down the weeds
retains the moisture through the hot sea-
son and the rain teaches the fertillzing
elements down to the roots of the horse
radsh. BY this method no cultivation is
needed between the rows and once going
over the bed with small rake or hoe to
kill the weeds will be all the care neces-
sary through the season, as growth will
be so rapid that there will be no>chance
for weeds. This manner of growing will
produce roots three or four inches in dia-
meter In one season, and the branching
roots will also be large and straight.
making it an easy task to prepare them
for grating.
Our way of preparing horseradish for
the market is to crate 1t fine and reduce
1t to the proper consistency with SHARP
vinegar. adding a little salt 10 improve
the flavor. then putting 1t UP In ieliv
glasses. These glasses, which are of the
largest size, cost 20 cents a dozen at
wholesale. The local dealers pay so cents
a dozen for such bottles of horseradish.
Sold singiy, our price is ten cents glass.
Turnips are often used to adulterate
horseradish, but we have never adulter-
ated ours as the invar,able question which
Is put is: us 1t the pure stuff?" We wish
to be able to reply. Yes" with a clear
conscience. The season for the sale of
horseradish begins in the early fall and
continues until the time that early vege-
tables are in season in che spring. Where
the climate will permit, one can dig the
roots as needed for market. II a greater
quantity is dug than can be used within
two or three days, the roots should be
put in moist earth to preserve their fresh
ness. The trimmings from the roots, IL
wanted to make sets for next springs
planting, must be put in box and COW
cred with earth. AS roots are added.
throw in more earth and they will come
out all right. though repeatedly thawed
and frozen.