316 CORN AND BEANS, ETC. 



Any one following this course will be in advance 

 of his neighbors, and will obtain excellent 

 prices. I have often sown radishes with my 

 beets, but have come to the conclusion, that it 

 does not pay, since the former retard the latter 

 to such a degree that no gain is secured. Fre- 

 quent stirring of the ground around the young 

 plants greatly stimulates their growth. When 

 they are about four inches high, thin them out, 

 50 that they will stand three or four inches from 

 each other in the row, and let the rows be one 

 foot apart. These thinnings make excellent 

 spinach, and many will buy them for that pur- 

 pose. So do not be too economical of seed, as 

 it is far better to thin out, than plant over. 

 When it is desired to raise the largest and latest 

 crop, the soil should be cooler and moister in 

 its nature, and in every case should be very rich. 

 Cabbages and cauliflowers wintered over in 

 cold frames should, of course, be set out in 



