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both in quality and quantity, and of course the 

 earliest-ripened fruit, will be secured from a 

 warm, light soil, moderately fertilized with well- 

 rotted manure in the hills, and in a sunny location. 



Four feet apart in the row will do for the hills 

 in the case of the early crops, to be raised on light, 

 sandy soil. For culture on heavy, rich soil (only 

 suited to the later crop) five feet apart will be 

 needed. 



The young plants should be given water freely 

 at the time of transplanting; and may need some 

 shelter from the sun for a few days, or until they 

 become well established in their new location. 



Some cultivators dip the roots and stems in 

 a puddle or grout, when planting out, after 

 the method we have advised for cabbage, and 

 report that the addition of a small amount of 

 kerosene oil stirred into the grout, operates as 

 an efficient preventive of the cutworm. A mixture 

 is made of equal parts of manure fresh from the 

 cow stall and fine clay dust; this stirred up with 

 water, and a handful of cotton meal to a bucketful 

 of the mixture, makes an adherent puddle; into 

 which is put a half-teacupful of the kerosene. 



This difficulty with the cutworm is seldom exper- 

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