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is, the more dwarf the pea, the more highly they should be 

 manured. When you come to the very dwarf pease, give them 

 as much manure as possible. That is where you may make a 

 mistake. I think it may be laid down as a general rule, that 

 the dwarf varieties are the ones that requix-e the most manure. 



We call the Turban the best fall squash, and the Hubbard 

 the best winter squash. The Turban varies more than the 

 Hubbard, but when you get a nice Turban, you will find it the 

 best squash. The Turban squash has sold this fall for 6*100 a 

 ton, the Hubbard for $80. The Marrow squash has not brought 

 anywhere near these prices, so far as I know. We call five tons 

 of Hubbards a decent crop, six tons a good crop, eight tons a 

 very good crop. I have known eleven and a Ijalf tons raised, 

 but that is very exceptional. I have grown fourteen tons of 

 Marrows to the acre. This year the squash crop has been very 

 poor, as you all know. I had about four and a half tons to the 

 acre. I think that is above the average. I do not think they 

 have averaged much over from two to three tons, take the 

 country round. 



I think I omitted to speak of carrots. The carrot can be 

 classified under three or four heads. I ask myself what I want 

 to raise them for ; whether I want them for the general market 

 or for stock, and if for stock, whether for horses or cows. If 

 for the market, I should raise the short-horn carrot. The long 

 Surrey carrot is generally raised for market, but it is not so 

 sweet as the short-horn carrot. If any man has never tried 

 them, he will be surprised at the difference. People who have 

 never liked the carrot, when they try the short-horn often find 

 it very palatable. For cows, you want size, and you will raise 

 the improved long orange, which is a very bulky carrot ; it has a 

 shorter top and does not grow as long as the long orange. Thirty- 

 six bushels will weigh a ton ; but it takes forty of the long 

 orange. For horses, the white Belgian is a good carrot. Its 

 merits are, that it produces enormous crops, and grows partly 

 out of the ground, so that you can pull them without digging, 

 when they are of enormous size. If you feed carrots to milch 

 cows, you want to have the milk colored somewhat, and the 

 orange carrot will do that. To color butter the Altringham or 

 Early Forcing carrot is best. 



A few words on cabbage. We prefer to take the best land 



