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After this a very interesting discussion began and kept 

 up until time to adjourn for dinner. 



AFTERNOON MEETING. 



On re-assembling after dinner the Hon. J. J. H. Gregory 

 of Marblehead gave a very interesting address on '■* Vege- 

 tables, and how to raise them." 



He said at the outset that an intelligent presentation of 

 his subject involved location, manuring and preparation of 

 the spil. Whether a man was a market farmer or a mar- 

 ket gardener depended upon his distance from market. 

 In either case he must reach it at least once a day, and a 

 market gardener must reach it twice a day to get his 

 prices. 



The market gardeners raise but bed stuff largely — let- 

 tuce, radishes, cucumbers, melons, spinach, anything that 

 can be started under glass, whereas the market farmer 

 raises pickles, cabbages, squashes, onions, with peas, sweet 

 corn and most anything that will sell, and recognizing 

 that it is the early bird that catches the worm, he would 

 choose the early varieties. The first thing to be consid- 

 ered is the character of the soil and what crops are adapted 

 to certain kinds of soil. For instance, for early crops we 

 want early soil. All vines, peas, beans, want warm, early 

 land. Cabbages and beets want cool land. The manur- 

 ing of the soil depends on the character of the land. The 

 first crop coming naturally is beans. Not much nitrogen 

 is wanted for the pea or bean crop. Good manuring is 

 required, but the nitrogen might be left out. Bone is a 

 very good fertilizer for them. The manure does best har- 

 rowed in. He earnestly advocated working the land well. 



Speaking of squashes, he said that a great mistake is 

 that they must be raised in the midst of a great heap of 

 manure. He furrowed out his 9x9 both ways ; put in a 

 forkful of manure and pressed it with his foot. Squash 

 roots were wonderful things and exceedingly fine ; the 

 roots of a squash vine, it is estimated, will reach fifteen 



