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or boat, full of cucumbers, and sent back empty by the 

 same conveyance. The owner s name or initials should 

 be put upon them.&quot; 



&quot; What sort of a bargain does the farmer make with 

 the pickle man ? &quot; asked Seth Twiggs. 



&quot; That is just as he can light upon chances. If he is 

 near the factory, he agrees to deliver at so much per 

 thousand. If he sends by other conveyance, he agrees to 

 deliver them at the nearest depot, or landing, or to pay 

 the freight clear through, as the case may be. The terms 

 will vary according to circumstances. Some prefer to send 

 their crop to a commission merchant and run the risk of 

 the markets.&quot; 



&quot; How about sorting ? &quot; asked Kier Frink. 



il They commonly have a shed or hovel for this purpose 

 where all the cucumbers are brought as fast as picked, and 

 are assorted into three sizes, the largest for eating, and the 

 two smaller for pickles. The nubbins and yellow boys 

 will have to be thrown away or the pickle man will do it 

 for you. If picked regularly, however, there will not be 

 many unmerchantable.&quot; 



One of my correspondents wants to know if night soil 

 is good manure for this crop. He says : &quot; I have got 261 

 one-horse loads of night soil; about three-fourths of it is 

 composted with muck, and the other fourth is almost the 

 pure article. Shall I plow in the former, and put half a 

 shovelfull of the latter into the hill ? My land is a clay 

 loam is that right ? &quot; 



The trouble with the pure article is that it is quite too 

 strong, and would be likely to rot the seed unless great 

 pains were taken to mix it with the soil at the time of 

 planting. I should prefer the compost in the hill, and 

 either compost the rest or spread it, and plow it in. Such 

 a quantity of night soil ought to put four acres in good 

 condition. As to the preparation of land, look at Diah 

 Tubbs views in back numbers of the Agriculturist. A 



