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and asparagus, should be placed beside the fence so as not 

 to interfere with the tillage. Coarse vegetables, such as 



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beans, peas, tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, potatoes, and 

 the like, are best planted in rows 30 inches apart, if a 

 horse cultivator is to be 

 used. For onions, lettuce, 

 parsnips, carrots, and beets, 

 hand cultivation is prefer- 

 able, and the rows need not 

 be more than 12 or 15 inches 

 apart. 



166. Companion Cropping. 

 It is often convenient 

 where space is limited to 

 allow an early maturing 

 crop and a late maturing 

 one to occupy together the 

 same space of ground. This 

 is what is meant by the term 

 companion cropping. Cab- 

 bage and lettuce, for example, are planted in alternate 

 rows, only about half as far apart as the cabbage rows 

 would have to be if they alone were planted. This ar- 



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