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Wakefield. The type did not appear to be fixed, but a good crop was 

 produced. Following these kinds within a week are several larger 

 varieties. Henderson's Early Summer, Ferry, proved to be an excellent 

 strain of that well-known sort. Ideal, Salzer, was much like it and as 

 good. Bloomsdale Early Market, Landreth, and Early Flat Dutch, Ferry, 

 were of the same season as the preceding kinds, but not so good. 



Of the mid-season sorts, All Seasons, Ferry, followed closely the 

 second- early kinds. Every plant produced a salable head. It is a strain 

 of the Flat Dutch and will be found a reliable variety. 



Succession, Ferry, was four days later than All Seasons and much like 

 it, maturing in eighty-six days from the time of setting in the field. It 

 was the best variety of this class and in fact the best of any planted this 

 year. The heads were of medium size, solid, and uniform. The stump was 

 short and leaves few. Reynolds, Maule, and Fottler''s Early Drumhead, 

 Ferry, were a few days later than Succession. _ They produced uniformly 

 good heads. 



All the late cabbages did poorly. Autumn King, Henderson, and 

 World Beater, Burpee, are similar in growth and appearance. Safe Crop, 

 Burpee, did fairly well. Large Late Mountain, Landreth, resembles the 

 preceding variety closely. Fewer plants headed, but those that did were 

 much better. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Eleven varieties were tried. They were treated nearly the same as the 

 cabbages, being planted and cultivated on the same dates, but were given 

 richer soil. The drought affected them as it did the cabbages, causing a 

 failure of the later maturing varieties. 



Of the earlier varieties, the Snowball, Ferry, Dwarf Erfuri, Ferry, and 

 Sea Foam, Rawson, were the best in the order named. 



Mont Blanc, Buist, made a good showing. The head is well protected 

 by leaves, which is an advantage to it. Autumn Giant, Vaughan, was much 

 like this variety but it did not do as well. 



SWEET CORN, 



Each variety of sweet corn occupied a row 100 feet long, except in a few 

 cases where the amount of seed was too limited. The rows were four feet 

 apart and the hills in the row were put at a greater or less distance accord- 

 ing to its growth. The planting was done on May 25. Five kernels were 

 placed in a hill and afterward thinned to four stalks. Many kernels did 

 not germinate and the varieties did not average more than three stalks per 

 hill. All varieties grew well until the hot winds and drought came during 

 the first part of August, which affected all except the earliest varieties. 

 The frost injured a few of the later kinds. 



