Gentry's song recounts the day when Billie Joe McAllister committed suicide by jumping off the Tallahatchie Bridge on Choctaw Ridge, Mississippi.
The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, usually orange in colour, though purple, red, white, and yellow varieties exist.It has a crisp texture when fresh. The most commonly eaten part of a carrot is a taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well.It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia.t has a crisp texture when fresh. The most commonly eaten part of a carrot is a taproot, although the greens are sometimes eaten as well. It is a domesticated form of the wild carrot Daucus carota, native to Europe and southwestern Asia.
Nutritionally, the carrot is an extremely rich source of vitamin A. The name carotene, which is a form of pro-vitamin, has been derived from carrot. The carotene is converted â¦ into vitamin A by the liver and it is also stored in our body. Carrots are rich in sodium, sulphur, chlorine and contain traces of iodine.