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sugar or syrup." I have not thougH'^^^best;^o <y5 

 take more space in giving accounts oP^^pen^^ 

 ments, presuming that enough have already 

 given. 



The following brief hints may be of use to 

 those who propose to enter upon its cultiva- 

 tion : 



1. Select a warm and dry soil, such as you 

 would select for Indian corn. 



2. Prepare your ground precisely as you 

 would for corn, either by spreading your ma- 

 nure, or putting in hills, — about the same dis- 

 tance between the hills, where the ground is 

 rich. 



3. In planting, which should be done early, 

 put into each hill six or eight seeds. Cover 

 lightly with well-pulverized soil, — say, three 

 fourths to one inch deep ; pull out all but four 

 or five at second hoeing. If planted in drills, 

 seed enough should be used so that after hoeing 

 there may be a stalk to every four or five inches ; 

 from a pound and a half to two pounds of seed 

 should be used. 



4. Cultivate and hoe as with corn ; care should 

 be taken that the ignorant do not hoe up the 

 young plants, taking them for barn-grass, which 

 they very much resemble 



