PLANTS TO MATURE. 1338 
Kale -50 to 60 days; yield 200 to 400 bushels per 
acre. 
Kohl Rabi—60 days; 300 bushels per acre. 
Leek—90 days; blanching size, 150 days; 100 to 125 
bushels per acre. 
Lettuce—40 to 60 days, according to variety; 40,000 
heads per acre. 
Melons-—70 to 90 days, according to variety; yield 18 
muskmelons to a hill; 9 watermelons to a hill. 
Mushroom—30 to 40 days. 
Mustard—s0 days. 
Okra—60 days. 
Onion—100 to 1380 days, according to variety; 300 
to 1,000 bushels per acre, depending on the variety, 
season and locality. 
Parsley—30 days. 
Parsnip—i50 to 200 days; yield full-grown roots 300 
to 700 bushels per acre, according to season and locality. 
Peas—50 to 70 days, according to variety; 100 to 300 
bushels per acre, depending on season and variety. 
Early soris are not grown profitably at less than 80 
cents per bushel, nor late kinds at less than 60 cents. 
Pepper—100 to 120 days, according to variety. 
Potato—75 to 90 days; 100 to 400 bushels per acre 
are yields variously secured, depending on climate and 
soil; 1,000 bushels have been obtained under superior 
conditions. 
Pumpkin—120 to 150 days. 
Radish—20 to 25 days early varieties, 25 to 380 days 
medium early varieties, 35 to 50 days summer varieties, 
50 to 75 days winter varieties. 
Salsify—150 to 170 days; yield full-grown roots, 100 
to 150 bushels per acre. 
Squash—50 days early varieties; 120 to 150 days 
winter varieties. 
