CONTENTS. 



PA RT I. On tJie Grcruiing of Crops in General. 



Page 

 CHAPTER I. Introductory Remarks. Location- and Soil. 



Land Drainage. Irrigation ok Crops 9-28 



CHAPTER IL Preparation- of thr Soil. Laying O'.tt for 

 Crops. Rotatio.v of Crops. Manures. T.-ieir Applica- 

 IIO'H 



CHAPTER \\\. Selection' of Seeds. Th«:ir Vitality. Sfed 

 Growing. Sowing the Seed. Cultivation ok Crops. 

 Harvesting or Gathering the Crops. Amount of Capi- 

 tal AND Labor Required 



PA R T II. Directions and Descriptions in Detail. 



CHAPTER IV. Vegetables Raised for Market. Character- 

 istics. Cultural Direction-. Ariichoke— Jerusal-m Ar.i- 

 choke — As; )aragus— Dwarf or Bush Beans — Dwarf Varieties — 

 Pole Beans— Pole Varieties — Scarlet Runner — Lima— Enalish 

 or Bioad Beans — Borecole, or Kale — Varieties — Broccoli — 

 Brussels Sprouts — Cabbages — Cojt of a Crop— Earlv \a.iciies 

 — Young Piatits — Laier Varieties — Wintt r Kceiing — Carrots- 

 Under Glass — Late Sons — Cauliflower — Culture — Varieties — Gele- 

 riac — Ctlcry — Planting Out — Banking — Sioring — Arlington 

 Celery — Uther Kinds — Chicoi y — Chives — H ow Used . . - . 



CHAPTER V. Vegetables, Etc.— C^«^w«^^. Field Com — Sweet 

 Corn — Best Varieties — Corn Salad — ctc>s — Cucumbers — Un- 

 der Glass — Transplanii >g— Best Varieties — Dandelion — Ho.v 

 Sown — Egg Plant — Endive —Varieties of Er.dive — Herbs — 

 Herbs, continued— Horseradish — Kohi-Rabi — Sale and Use — 

 Leek — Lettuce — J he Green Fly — Prevention — Varieties of 

 Lettuce — Continuous Cropping — Martyr ia — Culture — Mush- 

 looms — MusKmelous and Cantaloupes — Culture — Mustard — 

 Ndsturtiiun — UK.ra , 



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CHAPTER VI. Vegetables, 'Eic — Conceded. The Onion — From 

 Sets or .Seeds— Parbl y— Parsnips— Pta>— Eaily Varieties — 

 Later Sors — Tall Kinds — Peppers — Potatoes — Cmnne Seed 

 Potatoes — Radishes— Under Glass — Later Crops— Winter Vari- 

 eties — Rhubarb — Salsify — Spinach — Squashes — Besi Keeping 

 Varieties -- Tomatoes — 1 heir Culture — Rawson's Puritan — 

 The Cardinal — Early Turnips — Laier Kincs — Waiermeloiis — 

 Desirable Sorts — Ciiron Melon- Chinese Vam 147- iSi 



CHAPTER VI T. Farm Implemevts. The Plough- Special Forms 

 — List of those Required — Harrows — Best Pilverizt-r — Smooih- 

 ing Harrow— Roller — The Planet, Ir. ( uliivator- SnuTv Small 

 Tools — SI de-hoe — Wheel-hoe— Seed Drill-— Field Marker — 

 Hot-Bed Markers — Cabbage Carrier— Deane's Steam Pump. 

 Re.mpdies oi; Preventives of Disease. Insecticides, Liquid 

 and Dry — Injurious Insects — How Conlrclhd. Coxclision. 1S2 -20S 



