254 TRUCK-FARMING AT THE SOUTH. 



on ridges from three to four feet apart, with the plants 

 at a distance of two feet apart. It is difficult to trans- 

 plant it, as it has but few fibrous roots, and a liberal use 

 of seed is advisable. Its cultivation is like that of cot- 

 ton, it being of the same family. 



PICKING AND PACKING. 



The pods should be picked, or cut, when still tender 

 enough to be broken from the stalk. If the point of the 

 pod will not break upon being bent, it is already too 

 tough for the table. The pods are to be carefully packed 

 in either bushel crates or smaller ones, and are sold by 

 the count. The plant is virtually free from insect depre- 

 dations. 



