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within twelve years, but that onions would bring two dollars a 

 barrel in the course of the year. 



Pe^s. (See Garden Culture.) A crop of early peas can be 

 taken off in time to get in a crop of late cabbages or turnips. 

 It is a good crop to raise, for it benefits the soil, and the tops 

 of both peas and beans are good food for stock, and excellent 

 fertilizers if plowed under green. Peas are good for horses, 

 sheep, or any other stock, and what cannot be sold at good 

 prices in market can be profitably used at home. Early peas 

 bring enormous prices, and if our Norfolk friends can supply 

 the early demand they will find it remunerative. 



Eadisi^es, grown at Norfolk and received at New York in 

 advance of Northern cultivators, bring an average of ten dollars 

 per barrel, and, as there is no danger of glutting the markets, 

 we advise increased cultivation. The seed is sown broadcast 

 and harrowed in. The ground therefore requires thorough 

 preparation. The crop comes off' in time for a second crop of 

 later vegetables. The long Scarlet Short Top, Scarlet Turnip, 

 White Turnip, and Scarlet Olive Shaped, are the best varieties 

 for extensive cultivation. 



Ehubarb requires the deepest cultivation and the heaviest 

 manuring. Any piece of a root that has a bud will make a 

 plant. Set either in fall or spring, in rows three feet apart 

 each way. Plow in stable manure in the fall or spring. Three 

 hundred and fifty dollars per acre may be realized from it for a 

 number of years. It is extensively grown in some localities for 

 wine. By setting barrels without heads over the plants in the 

 fall and filling them half full of hay, to be taken out as soon as 

 hard freezing is over in the spring, very early and tender stalks 

 will be secured. Leave the open barrels over them until it is 

 settled warm weather. 



Spinach for early spring use is sown late enough to get half 



