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off in August in time to give the celery a chance to make itself. In 

 this way by growing the first season cabbage and celery, and the 

 next season onions and celery, we expect to obtain our reward for the 

 heavy manuring tlie ground receives for the first crop. 



I have had the best success in growing vegetables from seeds 

 purchased of the smaller seedsmen, who grow the seeds they sell. As 

 a rule the seeds purchased of the larger dealers are less sure to 

 germinate, slower in germinating when they do grow, and not as 

 true to name. 



The list of vegetables cultivated for the last few years comprise 

 nearly all the varieties of vegetables of merit, though the praises of 

 some new varieties are being extensively advertised, and probably 

 some of them deservedly so. As I grow vegetables for market. I am 

 somewhat shy of the newer varieties, and ])lant sparingly of them at 

 first, and with reason, for I have been often deceived, and prefer to 

 plant those kinds that stood the test of other 3'ears, and have proved 

 themselves to be worthy of cultivation. 



Of the newer varieties tried this year 1 will speak of the Beauty 

 torn -to. which resembles very much the Acme in color and shape, 

 with me, growing a little larger and being some later, and on the 

 whole not as profitable as the Acme for the market gardener, who 

 cares more for earliness than size. Still I think they are a variety of 

 considerable merit, and shall plant some again, for they may do bet- 

 ter next time. 



This region suffered very severely from drouth the past summer. 

 With the exception of a few light showers, we had no rain after 

 about the first of June. The effect of this dry state of the atmos- 

 ])here has been to burn up the grass, and to shorten very much all 

 the late vegetables. Late potatoes, cabbage, turnips and celery being 

 almost failures. And this calls our attention to the need of artificial 

 watering. If any of the members of this society have had any exjie- 

 rience in watering small fruits, or vegetaljles. that was attended with 

 success and profit, I know there are many who would lie glad to know 

 of tlit'ir experience. 



DiscrssioN. 



iJr. Hall — I have a neighbor who sets onions in the fall — say 

 October 1st — for the crop of the coming year. 



Mr. Webster — In Southern Illinois we often ])lant a crop of 

 onions in the fall. We grow this way both the summer and winter 

 varieties; but when very young the two sorts look very much alike. 



Mr. Grain — Plant onions in the fall, on carefully prepared land, 

 but always mulfh thfni for winter protection. 

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