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«>T(*\v rupidh . 'V\\v yield was not so j^ood as last ycai", Imt two-tliirds 

 of llif Karly liosc and onc-lialf ot" the Burhaidv were marketable. 

 Tlu-y were dw^ Sei)teinl>('r '2L 



Suceess with vcj^etahles this year was not so «,^ood as usual, except 

 with eal»l»aii-e, e»derv, and ])arsley. The j)eas did fairly w(dl, hut were 

 late ill eoiiiiiM'- into heaiiiii'-. The lack of succcsH with tlu^ otlier thin<;s 

 WHS due partly to the cold sunnner, l)ut mostl}' to the fact that tlie soil 

 was new. It was o-i\'eti a liberal dressin<j^ of manure last sprin<(, but 

 it did not ha\ e time to decay suliiciently to help the plants nuich this 

 year. 



Ai)i'il 27 I planted in the cold frame the followin<i,- seinls: ('a))ba*^c, 

 flersey WakelieUl; caulillower, Early Snowball and Dwarf Krfurt; 

 lettuce, Ri«j Boston and Morse; kohl-ia))i, Lar^e White; l)roccoli, 

 Mammoth White; cucumber, White Spine; celery, Improved White 

 Plume; onions, Yellow Globe Danvers; parsley, Plain Sinj^le; and 

 Brussels sprouts. 



The cabbage Avas set out in the open June 3 and did very well. 

 Less than 1 per cent of the plants set out failed to grow and most of 

 those that grew made good-sized heads. The cabbage last sunuuer was 

 the best I ever raised. 



The cauliflower and broccoli plants were set out June 8, but did not 

 amount to an3'thing. The plants kept green all summer, ))ut the}' did 

 not ])egin to grow' well until in August, and the frost killed them 

 before they came to head. 



The kohl-ra])i plants were set out June 3 and did fairl}' well 



A few plants of both varieties of lettuce were set out June 8, but 

 they did not develop to large heads. 



The cucumbers did not get large enough to transplant. I do not 

 think cucumbers can be raised here. I have tried them five years now 

 Avithout success. 



1 had no ground prepared rich enough in which to transplant celery. 

 1 therefore took out the other plants and trans^jlanted the celery to the 

 cold frame, and it grew magnificently. Of course, 1 did not have room 

 to bank it up, but some of the plants grew 15 inches high, and as they 

 stood so closely they partly bleached without ])anking. It is finely 

 flavored and tender. 



The onions were left in the cold frame and the largest bulbs attained 

 a size of 1 inch in diameter. 



The parsley was also left in the cold frame and grew to be 1 foot 

 iigh. 



On May 19 I planted the following varieties of peas: American 

 Wonder, Hosford Market Garden, Earliest of All or Alaska, and Thor- 

 biirn Extra Early Market. There was no noticeable difierence as to 

 earliness, for they were all late. They were not eatable until about the 

 1st of September. Hosford Market Garden grew the largest vine, it 

 being about 3 feet tall. 



