Muscatine, Iowa 42 



Baltimore, Maryland 41 



New Bedford, Massachusetts 41 



Providence, Rhode Island 41 



Ft. Smith, Arkansas 40 



Number of Years Seeds 



Vegetables. Years. 



Cucumber 8 to ic 



Melon 8 to 10 



Pumpkin 8 to 10 



Squash 8 to 10 



Broccoli 5 to ' 6 



Cauliflower 5 to 6 



Artichoke 5 to 6 



Endive 5 to 6 



Pea 5 to 6 



Radish 4 to 5 



Beets 3 to 4 



Cress 3 to 4 



Lettuce 3 to 4 



Mustard 3 to 4 



Okra 3 to 4 



Rhubarb 3 to 4 



Spinach 3 to 4 



Turnip 3 to 6 



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San Diego, California. 9 Food for 



Ft. Colville, Washington 9 Plants 



Ft. Bliss, Texas 9 



Ft Bridger, Utah 6 



Ft Garland, Colorado 6 



Retain Their Vitality. 



Vegetables. Years. 



Asparagus 2 to 3 



Beans 2 to 3 



Carrots 2 to 3 



Celery 2 to 3 



Corn (on cob) 2 to 3 



Leek 2 to 3 



Onion 2 to 3 



Parsley 2 to 3 



Parsnip 2 to 3 



Pepper 2 to 3 



Tomato 2 to 3 



Egg-Plant i to 2 



Herbs. 



Anise 3 to 4 



Caraway 2 



Summer Savory i to 2 



Sage 2 to 3 



How Deep in the Ground to Plant Corn. 



The following is the result of an experiment with Indian Corn. That 

 which was planted at the depth of 



1 inch, came up in 8J^ days. 



i Y-Z inch, came up in 9J4 days. 



2 inches, came up in 10 days. 



2.^/2 inches, came up in nj^ days. 



3 inches, came up in 12 days. 



l l /2 inches, came up in 13 days. 



4 inches, came up in 135/2 days. 



The more shallow the seed was covered with earth, the more rapidly the 



sprout made its appearance, and the stronger afterwards was the stalk. The 

 deeper the seed lay, the longer it remained before it came to the surface. Four 

 inches was too deep for the maize, and must, therefore, be too deep for smaller 

 kernels. 



Amount of Barbed Wire Required for Fences. 



Estimated number of pounds of Barbed Wire required to fence space for 

 distances mentioned, with one, two or three lines of wire, based upon each 

 pound of wire, measuring one rod (16^2 feet). 



