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cared for, as they ought to be by this time, 

 and will turn our attention to those annual 

 vegetables not yet specially mentioned, that 

 mature in the summer and fall. 



I have found early beets a profitable crop in 

 my locality, and in '71 sold three hundred and 

 eight bunches for thirty dollars and twenty- 

 two cents. Having tried several varieties, I 

 prefer the "Extra Early Bassano " for market 

 purpose. The " Egyptian Blood " is an excel- 

 lent variety, did its name not make one's flesh 

 creep, and cause you to feel something like a 

 cannibal. The Bassano variety may be sown 

 even till the end of July, and will make good 

 roots by October, but the best crops are se- 

 cured from early sowings. I prefer to plant 

 as early in April as the ground is dry enough. 

 By putting the seed at this time in a warm 

 light soil, and covering it with oM black rotted 

 manure, a very early crop can be secured, 



