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can't tell turnip from cabbage. A common 

 practice of seedsmen is to mix them ; and, to 

 prevent your finding it out, the turnips are 

 killed before mixing. Cargoes of poor cabbage 

 seed come from Europe at 30 cents a pound; 

 it is grown from stalks — they sell the heads. 

 The best cabbage seed is grown on Long- 

 Island and in Bucks County, Pa., from selected 

 stalks with the heads on. The seedsmen who 

 mix of course have an eye to cost. They put 

 in a little good seed, to avoid a total failure, 

 which would injure the business. The bulk of 

 the cabbage sold in this country is mixed. But 

 most of the farmers and gardeners do not 

 suspect "it. They sow pretty thick. If a third 

 come up, it's enough ; and, if half of the plants 

 make heads, they are satisfied. While of Long 

 Island and Bucks County cabbage ninety-six 

 or ninety-seven in a hundred seeds come up, 

 and nine out of ten of the plants make full, 

 round heads The difference due to the seed 

 is half or two-thirds of the crop, besides the 

 quality. Take, for another example, tomato 

 seed. The canners save the seed in the waste ; 

 it is average seed and costs nothing. Melon- 

 erowers sell their best melons and, late in the 

 season, save seed from the culls — to sell, not to 

 plant. There are tons on tons of seeds that 



