CORN AND BEANS, ETC. 32! 



June there is no call for lettuce worth mention- 

 ing in my market. 



I rarely sow spinach in the spring, expecting 

 a full supply from that started in the fall. In 

 many localities, it might pay well to raise a 

 summer crop of this. The gardener who has 

 strong, heavy land, in which this vegetable 

 would not winter over well, might find it very 

 profitable to sow the seed in the spring. He 

 certainly would, if he could find a good market 

 in June, and then he would have his ground 

 clear for celery or some late crop. 



Early turnips have never payed in my garden, 

 though I have tried them several times. Expe- 

 rience in other localities might reverse this. 

 The seed should be sown as soon as the frost is 

 out, and sown thickly, for the black fly will 

 want his share. Thin out, so that the roots 

 will be at least six inches apart in the row. 



Lime dusted over the young plants is said to 

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