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is legion, have made a successful crop, other things being equal, 

 almost accidental. First comes the little flea, which commences 

 on the just developed leaves and often finishes them ; next the 

 maggot, which loves the roots. After transplanting, the cut- 

 worm presents his claim, generally no modest one ; he makes 

 clean work, cutting the plant completely off, either at or just 

 below the surface. If you have successfully avoided this little 

 army of marauders your crop is still open to the attacks of lice 

 and the club-foot. 



In raising plants for resetting, I select an elevated, compara- 

 tively new, and but moderately rich piece of ground ; elevated 

 because the flea is less destructive than on low grounds ; nearly 

 new, to avoid stump foot and maggot, and not over rich that 

 the plants may be toughened by a slow growth ; upon resetting 

 into a richer soil they will commence a rapid, vigorous develop- 

 ment. 



As soon as the twin-leaves show themselves they should be 

 dusted with lime every morning and after rains. To secure 

 plants from a few choice seeds, make a square frame with sides 

 six inches high, and cover with mosquito cloth. I prefer trans- 

 planting rather than sowing seed in the hill, because then, if 

 you lose your plants, it is generally too late to sow again, and 

 you are obliged to use whatever plants may happen to come to 

 hand. 



It is the habit with many farmers to set plants on a fresh 

 upturned sod ; it seems to me the better way to plant potatoes 

 first, then follow with cabbages ; the cut-worm is less trouble- 

 some, and the land is in better condition. 



With regard to manure, I have always used night soil and 

 muck compost with salt, exclusively, not attempting even a 

 small percentage of stable fertilizers for fear of club-foot ; the 

 same cause forbids a successive crop. I cannot on my grounds 

 raise cabbages on the same ground oftencr than once in four 

 years. A. G. Swan. 



MIDDLESEX SOUTH. 



Prize Report on Vegetables. 

 If, with the drawback of a long continued drought, such a 

 variety and excellent quality of vegetables can be raised, with, 

 as it would appear, only ordinary cultivation, why is there so 



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