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this is to select a spot on the ground where water will not 

 stand, and throw up the earth, three or four inches above 

 the natural surface, in a circular shape about four or five 

 ! feet in diameter, press down firmly, and on this place 

 : twenty-five or thirty bushels of potatoes piled up in a 

 ! cone-shape, sharp at the top, coyer with corn stalks or 

 grass two or three inches thick, then cover with earth six 

 or eight inches deep. Place a few boards over the top to 

 keep rain out. Make as many of these banks as you 

 need. In the Northern States it is advisable to store in 

 some good warm, dry cellar. Leave the top of the bank 

 open a day or two, as the potato will sweat somewhat 

 when first banked ; after this cover up entirely. Be sure 

 to keep them warm. The vines make very good cattle 

 feed. Most of the cultivation may be done with the 

 plow. 



RADISH. (Raplianus sativus. ) 



Select light sandy loam, if possible ; lay off rows two 

 inches deep, twelve inches apart, in which drill the seed, 

 thinly ; cover about one inch deep. Sow at intervals, 

 from February first to September first ; say three weeks 

 between sowings, so as to have a succession of crops. 

 Any good soil will produce them. 



RAPE. (Brassica campesfris, VAR.) 



Sow in September, either broadcast or in shallow drills, 

 eighteen inches apart ; thin out plants to two feet apart ; 

 transplant the same as cabbage. Used as greens during 

 the winter, or it may be permitted to grow in drills, 

 thickly planted, and rows four feet apart. The seeds are 

 good for canary birds and for making oil. 



ROQUETTE. 



Plant in April or May ; lay off rows half an inch to an 

 inch deep, eighteen inches apart, in which drill the seed 

 thinly ; co\er lightly. 



