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Rhubarb. 1>y placing in the spring- a protection about 

 the plants they will make a rapid growth and you wall get 

 the extra price for early crop. A German told me that he 

 bought some land on Long Island, about 30 acres, and put 

 24 of it under cultivation, employing 32 men, doing market 

 gardening. He had a bank of gravel to the north of a strip 

 of poor land upon which he put manure, then planted rhu- 

 barb, clearing up $1,500 on rhubarb alone last season. Use 

 old barrels or boxes or kegs as a protection around the roots 

 and you will be surprised at the difference in the growth. 



Some say they cannot head lettuce. I have tried 19 vari- 

 eties and they all head ; if your lettuce doesn't head, you 

 Tnust have sowed the loose-leaf seed. 



Corn. We sell the Golden Bantam. I used to pick the 

 nubbins and have it cooked with the Evergreen and Country 

 Gentleman and visitors at the house would wonder why the 

 children picked for the little ears. They found out after they 

 had tasted of it. 



The moment we get one crop off we put another on the 

 land. Therein lies our success, constant work. Our water 

 tank holds 5,000 gallons; it takes 2^/^ gallons of kerosene to 

 fill the tank. I don't care whether my neighbors wait for 

 the rain to plant their vegetables out, I plant mine when I am 

 ready to do it and get the benefit. 



Early cauliflowers grow rapidly and we have a good mar- 

 ket for them. On the 22d of June we shipped the first. New 

 York is able to pay and will pay for them. We planted the 

 seeds a little earlier to get the early market and big price. 



Peas. The very early ones are not especially goo.d. The 

 best we can get is the Early Prolific. We are still hunting 

 for a better variety. I try 7 or 8 new peas every year, 

 Thomas Laxton is a wonderfully good one; they are a little 

 more expensive, but they are worth the difference and the 

 -customers will pay it. 



Beans. Here is an example of spraying. The first year 

 we planted the yellow pod bean we were very anxious to get 

 good results. They grew beautifully and the yield was going 



