350 N. n. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



or a fortniglit afterwards, having got the proper spot of 

 ground prepared, and finding my plants, thus rudely trans- 

 planted before, looking thrifty, I took them up and reset 

 them properly in their destined bed. As for the result, I 

 can only say, that I never before had any of either race 

 that headed so well, so uniformly, and so early as did these ; 

 thus apparently confirming the soundness of the advico 

 given ine. Before attempting any explanation of the action 

 of his method, I will relate another experience. 



This last summer, just liefore the drought came on, I had 

 set out my cabbages and cauliflowers as usual in rich well 

 prepared beds, intending to practice somewhat on the prin- 

 ciple above, though in a little diflferent manner. I had, on 

 a warm dry knoll, some remarkably early peas, which, under 

 the effects of the unusual heat and dryness of the mouth 

 of June, ran through their course before the end of that 

 month and were all gathered. Finding still in my seed bed 

 several young cauliflowers and broccoli plants, I set them 

 out on a part of the ground lately occupied by the peas. 

 The heat and drought at that time were intense, and daily 

 watering seemed scarcely more than sufficient to keep the 

 plants»alivc. Scarcely any perceptible growth was mani- 

 fested from week to week, and when the ground again be- 

 came tolerably moist in September, they seemed but little 

 bigger than when put out. They then began to growl)etter, 

 but so much had their vitality been injured, that at tho 

 time when vegetation was decidedly checked by the Octo- 

 ber frosts, tho stems were not bigger than a man's finger, 

 though tolerably tall, and these slender stems were sur- 

 mounted by but about half a dozen leaves of very diminu- 

 tive proportions, yet on every one of them was a well 

 formed though small head. 



Very diflereut were those that were set out earlier on 

 ricii and moi.ster ground. Under the stimulus of the unu- 

 sual heat of the summer, they grew with unusual luxuriance, 

 and having a curiosity to see the natural progress of this 



