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tion as an early potato, being both early and good, succeeding well on 

 any soil adapted to potato growing ; and if I am never compelled to have 

 a poorer one for winter and spring use I shall not complain, 'i'he lOarly 

 Vermont is smoother than the Early Rose, no better, but nearly ten 

 minutes earlier. The Feachblow is fast failing, and we must soon find 

 something to take its place. I i)lant White Peachblow, Peerless, N. V. 

 Late Rose, Campbell's Late Rose, Brownclls Beauty, and Compton's 

 Surprise. The White Feachblow is better than the old Peachblow ; 

 N. Y. Late Rose very productive and good ; Peerless is also very produc- 

 tive, but of .second cjuality ; Brownell's Beauty is a heavy cropper, all large, 

 handsome and good ; Compton's Surprise is (]uite produc five and of first 

 (|uality. 



I plant my late ]iotatoes when planting my early ones, cut them 

 into small pieces, plant in drills — one piece in about every foot, — plant 

 near the surface, cultivate level until in blossom, then throw the dirt 

 to them. 



Peas. — For early I find nothing as good as Carter's First Crop, 

 being as early as any and more prolific, while for quality it is not excelled 

 in its season ; for second early, McLean's Little Gem is not surpassed by 

 any thing that I have tried. Blue Peter with many is a great favorite; 

 with me it " petered out" so soon after getting one picking that I could 

 not get my seed again ; so Peter and I parted. Tom Thumb, as a pot 

 plant or for a hanging basket, might do very well, but beyond that it is 

 useless. My method is to plant Carter's First Crop as soon as the ground 

 can be prepared, and, when they begin to come up, plant the balance of 

 my Carter's, also McLean's Little Gem, Laxten's Prolific Long Pod, 

 Excelsior Marrow, Dwarf Marrow, and Champion of England or York- 

 shire Hero. This gives me a continual picking through the pea season. 

 I aim to plant six inches deep, in order to withstand drought, and I finish 

 culture by throwing the dirt up with a large single-shovel plow. I do 

 not brush my peas ; it would not pay. The profts of a pea crop with me 

 are small, as in our market we have to begin just before Quincy peas go 

 out of the market, so that the price of their last run is our starting price. 

 I grow them only for variety's sake, and follow them with sweet corn in 

 drills for fodder at a better profit than the peas themselves. 



Radishes. — Short Top Scarlet and Red and White Turnip I find 

 most profitable ; the former gets pithy very soon, therefore they should 

 be sown in succession at intervals of a few days. I grow most of my 

 radishes in my parsnip rows. Those growing them in beds should select 

 very mellow, rich soil — if quite sandy, so much the better. 



Spifiach pays as well for the amount of labor bestowed and ground 

 occupied as any thing in the garden. I grow the round-leaved variety, 

 sowing it as early in spring as the ground can be prepared ; sow in drills 

 fifteen inches apart, covering one inch. One weeding and two hoeings 

 generally make the crop. It must have very rich soil. 



Squash requires good, rich ground. For early there is nothing 

 better than White Bush and Yellow Crookneck. Plant in hills, four by 

 four feet, the first of May, and, as soon as you suspect them of being up. 



