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that had wintered outdoors were moved into place; 

 between them seed was sown to give a succession 

 crop when the year-old plants had run their course. 

 Outdoor pickings were made from March 3 1 to No- 

 vember 18, and by potting some of the young plants 

 in November we had a house supply for all winter. 



"Peas. — Cost of seed, twenty- two cents; length 

 of row, thirty feet for early; twenty-eight feet for 

 late. In order to get the longest season of peas 

 from the least outlay of ground, we sowed the ear- 

 liest kind on March 31 and a late sort on April 28. 

 The former bore from June 8 to 24, and the latter 

 from July 3 to 28. 



"Carrots. — Cost of seed, one cent; length of 

 row, twenty feet. They had a very long season. 

 Seed was sown on April i. By June 9 the roots 

 were three inches or more long; the last was pulled 

 on October 30. As with the onions, these were 

 planted for seasoning, but the thinnings gave us 

 several dishes of tender, young carrots. The usual 

 order of things was reversed. Thinning was delayed 

 until the largest were of usable size, when they were 

 pulled and successive thinnings continued as the 

 remainder grew, until the plants stood six inches 

 apart. These were left to mature. In this way we 

 managed to get nearly a hundred carrots to use 

 young, that would otherwise have been destroyed, 

 and all without trespassing on the permanent row. 

 If you have never enjoyed the pleasure of eating 

 very young carrots, do not fail to make the trial 

 this year. 



"Chard. — Cost of seed, two cents; length of row, 



