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young plants. Although it was done after they had 

 several inches growth of vine, they flourished and 

 more than paid for the risk. The Lima crop ripened 

 August I and continued to yield till frost. 



"Cucumbers. Cost of seed, one cent; four hills. 

 These replaced the early peas. They were started 

 in another spot and transplanted when the ground 

 was ready for them. Naturally they were somewhat 

 late, but otherwise were all that could be desired. 

 Two kinds were grown, the Japanese climbing and 

 the lemon. 



"Squash. Cost of seed, one cent; two hills. The 

 history of the squash is the same as that of the 

 cucumbers, as they were started and transplanted 

 to cover another portion of the vacated pea trellis. 



" Tomatoes. Cost of seed, one cent; ten plants. 

 The tomatoes were kept in flower pots until the pea 

 ground was cleared when they were set out to fill 

 the remaining third of the trellis. Five plants had 

 already been transplanted to the pole bean trellis 

 on June 2, and these later ones, moved on June 

 20, made the total eleven plants. There were four 

 varieties; Freedom, Ponderosa, Golden Sunrise, 

 and a solitary plant of Yellow Cherry on the trellis. 

 All proved satisfactory and gave good yields. From 

 the eleven plants we gathered more than two 

 hundred large tomatoes and nearly two hundred of 

 the Yellow Cherry. Green ones, used for pickles, 

 are included in the number. The five tomatoes 

 on the pea trellis bore almost forty pounds of fruit. 

 We extended the season by keeping some plants 

 under cover when frost threatened. 



