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the frozen earth. When it shows itself spread the dirt over 

 it, and the next time it comes up, cut it; you will find it the 

 most delicate green. Cook it as you would asparagus or 

 celery ; it is delicious. We have raised it for four or five 

 years; it is well worth trying; plant it from seed, and then 

 you will have it for years to come. 



Endive. There are many varieties of this vegetable. As 

 it grows you must bring it together and tie with wisp of 

 straw. It is a valuable plant, easily grown, and there is a 

 good market for it. 



Another new comer is the Venetian Squash. The meati- 

 est and sweetest squash I have ever seen, a very rich yellow. 

 It looks like a big acorn ; the seed cavity is small and there 

 is an abundance of thick meat. 



Sweet Potatoes. These were hit by the frost and wilted 

 down and I thought they were out of business. In between 

 them I put extra tomato plants. Soon after the sweet pota- 

 toes sailed in and I never saw such growth in my life. The 

 tomatoes also matured and I never saw two crops yield so 

 much. It is a combination I never would have dreamed of, 

 but it worked all right. 



Cabbages. Lots of them. Long Island is a famous 

 place to raise cabbages and there is always a good market for 

 them. We 'are troubled with the cabbage worm and for it I 

 use arsenate of lead ; it sticks better than the paris green. 

 We use it clear up to the end of the season, too. New York 

 and Boston markets will tell you not to use any poison. R 

 has been carefully tested and found to be true that if a man 

 sits down, is a regular gourmand, and eats 200 cabbages, 

 the poison left on the cabbages after being sprayed makes him 

 just a trifle sick. I can't tell you the strength of the arsen- 

 ate of lead we use ; I think it is something like three pounds 

 to 90 gallons of water. 



Brussels Sprouts. We grow these to keep us busy. It 

 is something we can do in the winter. We usually pick up 

 to the fifteenth of February ; this year we stopped in Janu- 



