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transplanting. The same roots will not do for 

 forcing two seasons in succession. 



The new method of cultivating vegetables in 

 the field during winter has been successfully ap- 

 plied to rhubarb. Exhaust or waste steam is 

 forced through numerous tunnels running be- 

 tween the beds, thus keeping the ground moist 

 and at the proper temperature. This is prefer- 

 able to heating by steam pipes. The returns 

 from rhubarb thus forced are from $100.00 to 

 $500.00 per acre. 



As Greiner says in his " New Onion Culture," 

 these new methods, accompanied by transplant- 

 ing, are wonderfully successful when applied to 

 onions. By the new culture an acre will yield 

 from 1000 to 1500 bushels of onions. It cost 

 $300 to produce 1000 bushels upon one acre; the 

 price received was $750.00, leaving a profit of 

 $450.00 for the acre. 



But a prominent grower estimates that it costs 

 only $100.00 per acre to prepare the soil, start 

 seedlings, transplant, cultivate, weed and pull the 

 crop when the new culture methods are followed. 

 From 800 to 1000 bushels per acre is a frequent 



