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planted. It is best to plant from fifteen to 

 twenty seeds in each hill, so that the bugs may 

 have their share and still leave some for the 

 grower. They are not at all considerate, but 

 take all they can, and my plan is to have more 

 than they can destroy ; just as your cool generals 

 calculate they can carry a point, and still lose 

 three-fourths of the men they start with. At 

 the same time, like the generals, you must kill 

 all the opposing bugs you can. 



Musk and water melons require similar treat- 

 ment. If the ground is light and inclined to 

 drouth, the hills should be made level with 

 ground around; but if heavy and damp, a rise 

 of six inches would be of benefit. 



I also make cold frames very useful in growing 

 cucumbers. About the first of May, the lettuce 

 and radish crops in them are all sold, and the 

 large English varieties of "cues,' as the truck- 

 men call them, or if preferred, the good old 



