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gardening can be carried on with more success and 

 higher rates of profit than where manure is scarce and 

 high, and produce has to be transported long distances. 



There are only a few early varieties much culti- 

 vated by gardeners. The most popular of those now 

 grown for the ITew York market is the 



Jersey Wakefield. — The heads of this variety 

 are large and solid, conical in form, and of a fine 

 texture. "With the same treatment, it will produce 



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JERSEY WAKEriELD. 



more marketable heads to the acre than any other 

 early variety. 



OxHEAET. — This variety is still grown extensively 

 for market, but it is not so reliable, nor so large, as 

 the Jeesey Wakefield. For the kitchen-garden, 

 however, it is always a favorite and excellent kind. 



Laege Toek is grown to some extent, but it is 

 every way inferior to the Wakefield and the Oxheart 

 for market. 



