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excellent pickle. It can be put in brine the same as any- 

 thing else. Very young corn, with grain unfilled, makes 

 a pickle much relished by not a few epicures. 



There is good money in freshly cut cucumbers at 50 

 cents a peck. This is for the big fellows. Very small 

 ones, adapted to fine work, should be worth three times 

 as much, and the intermediate sizes, a finger length and 

 under, 75 cents to $1 the peck. In brine, pickles are 

 commonly sold in bulk. Barrel prices vary tremen- 

 dously according to the season, but are seldom low 

 enough to prevent a fair margin of profit. 



Too much cannot be said about the opportunity for 

 profit in growing cauliflowers. The market desires snowy 

 white heads, so that protection is universally practiced to 

 accomplish this purpose. Three methods are used : ( 1 ) 

 the breaking of half a dozen or more leaves over the top 

 of the cauliflower head. The stems of the leaves are not 

 severed entirely, so that the leaves remain green. (2) 

 Breaking or bending over the leaves as just explained, 

 and pinning with toothpicks or small pins. This is a very 

 satisfactory method for all sections. (3) Bringing the 

 leaves together over the head and tying. This is an ex- 

 cellent plan, but requires more time than securing with 

 the toothpicks. The protection should begin when the 

 heads are about an inch and a half in diameter. Cauli- 

 flower is considered a delicacy on most tables, and it 

 pays to exercise special care in the marketing. Although 

 barrels are often used, crates or baskets are better. A 

 package which will not hold more than a dozen or, at 

 most, two dozen heads, certainly has an advantage over 

 the barrels. 



