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well rooted, bandied with care, and set out just after the last frost 

 in May, will, I am sure, come in a paying crop. 



I can only give some leading vegetables of early kinds, such as I 

 plant myself. 



If gardening is fully decided upon, an asparagus bed should 

 receive the first attention. It must grow two or three years before 

 it gives returns, but then it will pay. All know that the bed can- 

 not be too rich nor too well worked before setting out the roots. 

 Cover every fall with manure and work it early in the spring. 



For early radishes, the most important conditions are, a warm 

 sandy soil, made rich the previous year. Or, if freshly manured, 

 use old fine manure; sow the seed as early as possible. My choice 

 of varieties are: Wood's Fine Frame, Scarlet Turnip, white tipped, 

 and Early Scarlet, olive shape. 



For onions, a clayey loam is perhaps best, but any good soil will 

 answer, providing it b9 rich. The quality of soil and the keeping 

 of the beds clean, is what success depends upon. The first onions 

 in market are grown from sets, either the White or Yellow, which 

 are put in the ground as soon as it can be worked in the spring; 

 the sets are raised by sowing seed very thick, and gathering them 

 as soon as the tops are dry. Spread them out so that they will 

 cure well, and keep them in a cool, dry place all winter. Use the 

 very small ones for early onions, the larger ones should be sold for 

 pickling. The later onion crop comes from seed sown early in the 

 spring. Yellow Globe and Red Weathersfield are best. 



Beets, spinach and carrots should be sown at the same time as 

 onions for the early crop. There is no danger of getting them 

 started too soon. The Eclipse Beet is the earliest with me. Early 

 Scarlet Horn is the earliest carrot. Extra Large Round Leaved 

 Spinach is best. 



Peas should be planted as soon as the ground can be worked, 

 Hancock or Alaska, I recommend for the first crop. American. 

 Wonder, Bliss and Ever Bearing are good kinds to follow with 

 The four may be planted at the same time, they will then bear in 

 succession just right for marketing. 



Lettuce should be started under glass and then transplanted 

 outside. This of course is for marketing, after hot-house and hot- 

 bed lettuce has gone by. Hanson's and Henderson's New York 

 are what I prefer for forcing. 



Early Dwarf Golden Wax-Bean. This has a thick meaty pod, 

 making it good for a snap bean. It is a popular market kind and 

 very early. 



Cory Sweet Corn is the earliest variety of size suitable for 

 marketing. There are usually two good ears on each stalk, and it 

 throws a larger proportion of its weight into the ears than any 

 other corn I know of. 1 freely recommend this variety. Plant it 

 as soon as possible on good rich soil, in a warm location. If cut 

 by frost it will start a second time. 



Cabbage. Jersey Wakefield in its purity is the best early cab- 

 bage. Sow the seed under glass as soon as February 1st. Keep 

 the plants healthy and growing steadily till time to set out. Work 

 them often. 



