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When the beets are about half grown, go through the 

 middle of every other row and plant sweet corn, Country 

 Gentleman or Stowell's Evergreen preferred. Treat this 

 crop of sweet corn as advised in chapter on Sweet Corn. 

 Ship the second crop of beets the same as you did the first 

 crop. 



Now that we have taken three crops ofl: the land, we 

 are ready to plant the fourth. First turn the ground over 

 with a good turn plow and broadcast it in cow peas, either 

 harrowing or plowing them in. For further directions for 

 growing this crop, see chapter on Field Crops. 



One suggestion I neglected to make in regard to the beet 

 crop is that in case of a freeze, do not get discouraged if 

 the plants are killed to the ground, as they will come out. 

 When they begin to show signs of coming to life, give them 

 about 150 pounds of nitrate of soda to the acre, and you 

 will lose but little time by this backset. 



