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for market. The markets are supplied from the South (we 

 have uot had many from the South this year) until about 

 the 10th or 15th of September. If you grow an early peach, 

 you have got to take a small peach, because most of the early 

 ones are small, and that peach will meet the competition of 

 the large later peaches from the South, and you will be under 

 a disadvantage : therefore I do not want a peach any earlier 

 than the Early Crawford. It is called the " Early Crawford " 

 because there is a " Late Crawford " that is later : but it is 

 not an early peach ; it is a peach that usually ripens from the 

 10th to the 15th of September. I take that for one variety, 

 the Late Crawford for another, and the Old Mixon for 

 another. Then I think I should plant the Foster ; though 

 the Foster resembles the Early Crawford somewhat, only a 

 little rounder, and perhaps a little higher colored. But there 

 is danger in planting too many Late Crawfords : not that 

 they would not sell ; but you are likely to have, once in four 

 or five years, a season like this last one, when your peaches 

 may be frosted on the trees. I had quite a lot of Late Craw- 

 fords frosted on the trees this j-ear : it injured their looks ; 

 but they brought about two dollars a basket more than they 

 would if they had not been frosted. I am willing to stand 

 any thing reasonable. I put up with it, of course. 



Question. In growing turnips, about the first of July, 

 usually (some years the latter part of August), the leaves will 

 turn yellow, apparently stop growing for a while, and after- 

 wards they will somewhat recover from it and grow ; but the 

 turnips are usually poor in the fall when we pull them up. I 

 would like to know what is the cause, and what the remedy. 



Capt. MooEE. I do not think I can tell you much about 

 turnips. I will say, further than that, that I have changed 

 my whole course of farming within five years; and, instead 

 of growing a large number of crops, I am growing but few 

 crops, and growing those very largely. I find that is a much 

 better way for me. If you want to ask me any thing about 

 onions, asparagus, strawberries, or dandelions (those are the 

 principal crops that I raise, except grass, peaches, and grapes), 

 I can answer those questions. 



Question. What is the best kind of strawberry to raise 

 for the market ? 



Capt. Moore. That is what I have been trying to find 



