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pods in about forty days but will continue their growth until frost 

 if properly cared for. Prepare the land by deep plowing and good 

 thorough harrowing. Give a heavy dressing of barnyard manure 

 either before or after harrowing. Plant the seeds three inches 

 deep in drill rows about four to five feet apart. The plants after 

 thinning should be one to two feet apart in the rows. Two ounces 

 of seed is enough to plant 100 feet of row. Give clean, shallow 

 tillage throughout the growing season. If the pods are kept 

 picked as fast as they are large enough for table use the crop will 



Fig. 78. — Good specimens of eggplant. (Illinois Station.) 



continue bearing much longer. Do not let any of the seed ripen on 

 any plants except those that are wanted for seed purposes. 



Cucumbers. — This is a very tender crop and should be grown 

 only in warm weather. The soil should be rich and mellow. When 

 the danger of frost is past make places for the plants by opening 

 the soil a foot deep and two feet across. Fill each hole two thirds 

 full of barnyard manure, mixing in some soil. Cover this with 

 soil and plant eight or ten seeds over this circle. The seeds may 

 be soaked before planting. Cover them about one inch deep. 

 The clumps may be five or six feet apart each way. After the 



