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take.&quot; Jim lives up to his philosophy, as a good many 

 people who talk more do not. The best beets are select 

 ed, and planted in good rich soil, and the seeds are care 

 fully labeled and put away where they can be found in 

 planting time. Dinah cleans out the old basket every fall, 

 and nothing but the seeds of the squashes, and other vines, 

 are allowed to remain over a second year. 



I raise but few seeds myself, because I have found it 

 better economy to buy such as I want at the large agri 

 cultural warehouses in the city. As a rule, the men who 

 devote their time to raising seeds will get a better article 

 than those who have other business constantly upon their 

 hands. Their success in business depends upon their fi 

 delity, and they are generally careful to give the public a 

 good article. Well-established lirms in the city have ex 

 tensive arrangements with seed growers in all parts of this 

 country and of Europe, to furnish the best articles in their 

 respective lines of business. If I want twenty varieties 

 of garden seeds, it is much less trouble to send an order 

 for them by express, than it is to try to raise them, and 

 take care of them. 



This month I always lay in my stock of seeds, the best 

 varieties, and enough of them. I know just how much 

 ground I am going to plant in each crop, and can tell 

 within a few ounces of the quantity I shall need of each 

 variety. If it is put off till planting time, when every 

 thing is in a hurry, the best time for planting often goes 

 by before you are ready, and you get only a partial crop. 

 The best investments I have ever made in a small way 

 have been in this article. Take particular notice. Never 

 buy cheap seed. 



Yours to command, 



TIMOTHY BUNKER, ESQ. 



Hookertown, Feb., 1861. 



