eaten out by the pea weevil. Older people have frequently asked the 

 question if these "buggy" peas will grow. In order to test the ques- 

 tion for yourselves, take a quantity of these peas, and after counting 

 them, sow them in a row adjoining the good seed and treat them all 

 alike. 



Now take your note-books and note the date of planting, date when 

 the plants first show above the ground, the per cent, of buggy seeds 

 that germinate and of the good seeds, the date of blossoming, the date 

 of first picking and date of last picking, the number of pods on a stem 

 of the buggy seed as compared with the good seed. Keep a record 

 of the number of quarts or pecks grown on one square rod of ground, 

 then you can easily figure the yield per acre. 



The Tomato will not bear any frost, so the seeds should be sown in 

 a box in the house, and when the plants are three inches high they 

 should be transplanted into another box of fresh earth and placed 

 where they can get plenty of sunlight. Keep them in the house till 

 all danger of frost is over, then they may be planted out in the garden. 

 Set the plants four feet apart each way, and as soon as they get to be 

 14 or 16 inches high they shoiild be staked in order to prevent them 

 from falling to the ground. Here I want to suggest an experiment, 

 viz.: Select two rows as nearly alike as possible; let one grow in the 

 ordinary way, with bushy tops. Take the other row and cut off all 

 side branches, as soon as they appear, thus causing the plant to run 

 up to a» single stem. Place a stake about eight feet long beside these 

 single stem plants, and tie them fast as they grow. When the fruit 

 begins to ripen, take your note-book and put down — 



1. The date of first ripe fruit on each plant. 



3. Number and size of ripe fruits on each plant each day. 



3. At the end of the season, if frost comes before the plants 

 are done bearing, note the number of green fruit remain- 

 ing on each vine. If you have done your work well you 

 will be able to tell some of the other people which 

 method has given the better results. 



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CauUflower is seldom raised by farmers, but when you learn what a 

 delicious vegetable it is I am sure that more of you will want it. So 

 here is a chance to grow something that is comparatively new. Cauli- 

 flower is only a variety of cabbage, and may be as easily grown as cab- 

 bage. There are two conditions necessary, viz., the soil must be moist 

 and it must be rich. The Early Snowball variety is grown more than 

 any other. The seeds should be sown in a box in the house the last 



