BEETROOT.
Beetroot thrives best on a deeplyworked soil. Ground that was well manured for a previous crop is preferable, but if not available choose a bit of well-cultivated soil and add a good dressing of super; afterwards,' when plants are growing nicely, give a little sulphate of ammonia. The drills or rows should be made about fifteen inches apart and two inches deep. The seeds may be sown in clumps of"three or four at intervals of about six inches, and when the plants are laTge enough thinned out to one plant at each clump. A frequent use of the hoe throughout the season is necessary. The globe and turnip-rooted sorts are best for shallow soils, but the long-rooted sorts give the larger crops and last over a longer season.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 263, 5 November 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)
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