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especially in the mountain country, tomatoes thrive in great luxuri- 

 ance and of the finest quality, and, if grown there on a large scale, a 

 profitable canning industry could be built up, as the conditions there 

 are more similar to those in the great canning sections northward. 



LIMA BEANS. 



The general humidity of the climate in the warmer sections of the 

 State forbids success with the navy beans which are grown in the 

 North, but the introduction of the bush forms of the lima bean opens 

 up an opportunity for the profitable culture of these fully equal to 

 that which has been so profitable in California. The beans grown 

 here should be of the small or butter-bean type, as the large limas are 

 unproductive except in the cool mountain valleys where the conditions 

 more nearly resemble those of the North. 



ONIONS. 



Onions are largely grown for bunching and shipping as green 

 onions, and this culture can be made very profitable, since the sets 

 planted in the fall will be ready in the eastern section for market, 

 often in February, and always in March and April. The yellow 

 potato onion can also be profitably grown as a ripe onion, as it comes 

 in from fall-planted sets in the early part of summer, before any 

 Northern-grown onions are ripe, and usually brings very fair prices. 

 In the mountain country the bottom-lands are very well adapted to 

 the cultivation of onions from seed. The finest Prizetaker onions we 

 have ever seen were grown near Asheville and brought to a Farmers 7 

 Institute at Biltmore some years ago. Seed sown there in frames in 

 winter and transplanted to the open ground later grow to an immense 

 size, such as are often seen in crates at the green grocers' as Spanish 

 yellow onions. But there is no part of the State where good onions 

 cannot be grown the first season from the seed if they are sown early. 



ASPARAGUS. 



This is an imp6rtant crop to the truck growers of the eastern coast 

 section, where on warm sandy soil the crop comes early and brings a 

 fancy price in the Northern markets. North Carolina asparagus is 

 a standard article in the Northern markets and is a profitable crop 

 when well grown. But asparagus for home use and home markets 

 can be grown all over the State, and the local markets are rather 

 poorly supplied and offer a good market for many sections of the 

 State. 



BEETS. 



Extra early beets are grown in the lettuce frames following the 

 cutting of the November crop of lettuce. They are also grown to a 



