SUCCESS IN MARKET GARDENING 



covering of hay or boughs. This crop generally 

 lasts until about June 1st, when that sown in the 

 spring will be ready for marketing. 



It is sold by the bushel. The receipts of an 

 acre when the yield was generally large would 

 be about $200, while if the crop was scarce it 

 might reach as high as $1,000. In spring culture 

 frequent sowings are usually made to furnish 

 a continuous supply. 



It is sown in drills, three feet apart, and thinned 

 to about twelve inches apart in the row; though 

 the New Zealand (a very large hot weather kind, 

 not much cultivated) requires intervals of two 

 feet or more. 



The crop will bear a liberal amount of manure, 

 and for the fall-sown crop a dressing of about 

 seven hundred pounds of sulphate of ammonia is 

 usually given in the spring. 



For the spring sowing the Round Thick-leaved 

 is used, and for later use the Long Standing; 

 so called because it stands longer (by about three 

 weeks) without going to seed than any other 

 variety. In fall sowing for spring cutting the 

 Arlington Pointed Leaf is the favourite, as it is 

 choice and hardy. The Prickly, or Fall Spinach, 



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