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&c., they are fit to transplant as soon as the season admits, thins 

 them out by transplanting the plants of one bed into 20 others, 

 say 5 inches apart for tomatoes and egg-plants. Spreads the ma- 

 nure broad cast and ploughs it in. Plants first the turnip beet .^ 

 which produces early, abundantly and of good quality. For late 

 bsets, the long quaker beet and the old fashioned blood. For early 

 cabbage, prefers the heartshape and French green, for late the 

 savoy and drum-head. Plants the pink eye potatoes for early, 

 usually in drills, prepares drills on account of economy of labor, 

 plants as early as possible, sent some to market this year on the 2d 

 of July. For late potatoes, plants the mercers sometimes as late as 

 the 20th of May. Sows celery seed upon the best land in a moist 

 location well manured, as early as the season will admit, trans- 

 plants it according to the season in June or July for the crop, 

 placing the plants 5 Inches apart in the rows and the rows 4 feet 

 apart ; cultivates it in the usual mode. It is usually ready for mar- 

 ket about 1st of Oct. Plants spinach in the open fields, both ways 

 abroad cast and in drills about 25th Aug. till 15 Oct. It is usually 

 fit to cut in about 6 ueeks from the time of planting. In the fall 

 covers the cfop remaining in the ground with litter, sedge &c., 

 usually cuts it through the winter fall and spring. After a crop of 

 spinach, the ground is fit the following year for any other crop 

 without additional manure. Prefers, whenever circumstances 

 will admit to manure and pluugh it in, in the fall. Is careful to 

 plant successive crops on the same ground. 



The following produce of the farm was sold during the year 

 ending October 1st, 1852 : 



590 bushels potatoes. 

 18G0 do tomatoes. 



beets. 



turnips. 



Lima beans. 



carrots. , 



onions. 



parsnips. 



peas. 

 569 barrels spinach. 

 67 do sprouts. 



