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grass and weeds by running a double shovel twice each 

 way through the rows five or six times during the season 

 after pulling for market. Xo irrigation is needed here. 

 I do not try to force but where possible plant on a 

 slope toward the south. To gather the crop the jnillcrs 



Rhubarb in Field Culture. 



go first pulling two rows,. laying the stalks in the middle 

 betAveen the rows. The trimmers come after them cut- 

 ting off the leaves and placing the stalks in boxes. These 

 boxes are carried to a bench and are tliere packed for 

 shi])ineDt in a ."id-pound package whicli 1 manufacture, 



