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fornia over two-thirds of the beet seed ; New York aud Pennsyl- 

 vauia half the cabbage seed and three-fifths of the carrot seed. 

 Nebraslva and Ohio are the great sweet corn growing states ; Ohio 

 aud Tennessee the great field corn states. Nebraska and Kansas 

 grow most of the cucumber seed, and New Jersey about as much 

 egg-plant seed as all the other states combined. California grows 

 nearly as much lettuce seed and twice as much onion seed as all the 

 other states. New Yorlv, Michigan, and Wisconsin grow more 

 peas than all the rest ; Michigan grows about three times as many 

 acres in squash seed as the New England States, while of tomato 

 seed she raises about seven times more than all the others. New 

 Jersey grows more muskmelon seed than all the other states ; Ten- 

 nessee and Kansas exceed all others in growing watermelon seed. 

 Nearly all the turnip seed is raised in New York and Connecticut, 

 while Iowa, California, New York, and Pennsylvania raise nearly 

 all the flower seed. 



Manuring for Seed Crops. — For annual seeds, such as corn, 

 peas, beans, etc., we manure about the same as for common farm- 

 ing, varying as to quantity and method of application. Biennials 

 we feed as a rule more liberally, applying for seed onions, say, ten 

 cords per acre of good barnyard manure, broadcast ; and after the 

 onions are placed in the drill and before covering, applying five 

 hundred pounds of a complete fertilizer, of good quality, and then 

 covering ; if applied before placing the onions, the root is liable 

 to be burned. For seed cabbages, we prepare the drill or furrow 

 by running a heavy plow through it twice ; or sometimes dig a 

 hole for each cabbage. First, set the root, and then throw in half 

 a forkful of good manure close to each cabbage, as the new roots 

 will be short ; and upon this a half-handful of some fertilizer. 

 Pack it with the foot and then cover with soil. Thus set, the 

 plants will not be blown over. When mature they are sometimes 

 nearly six feet high. For beets, four or five cords of good manure 

 per acre is ample on land in good heart. Too highly fed they run 

 to leaf and giant stalks. After cabbage stock is set, if it is not 

 too much sprouted, the trenches may be filled by using Front's or 

 Chandler's horse hoe. The same may be applied to beets and 

 onions, if not too much grown. The cultivator should be run 

 through all seed stock ground once a week aud the weeds close to 

 the plants removed by hoe or hand. We hill most seed stock 

 to give more support to the seed plants. 



