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season. In the onion bed and between the early- 

 beets plant parsnips and salsify. They will not 

 interfere with each other at all. If the corn is 

 checked, bush limas may be planted one way of 

 the hills, and a good crop gathered, without hurt- 

 ing the corn. Some strains of bush lima are im- 

 mensely prolific, and will furnish fine beans, either 

 for summer or winter use. Turnips also may be 

 sowed among the corn, late in July, after cultiva- 

 tion' of the corn has ceased. In the spring the 

 space between the heads of lettuce may be used 

 for early beets, planting alternately lettuce and 

 beets 4 inches apart in the row. 



" Here is a list showing how one good crop may 

 follow another: First crop — Peas, bush beans, 

 early cabbage, early potatoes, lettuce, early beets. 

 Second crop — Celery, late cabbage or turnips, late 

 peas, turnips or celery, late peas or turnips, corn, 

 celery, turnips or peas, winter radishes, lettuce, 

 peas, etc., late beets, for fall and winter, to replace 

 early beets as used. 



" Do not transplant just after a rain. The ground 

 will cake. If at the time of transplanting it is dry 

 weather, cut back the leaves from a third to a half 

 and be sure to press the earth firmly to the roots, 

 with an oblique downward thrust of the fingers. 



" No matter how good the seed and the garden 

 bed, frequent and careful cultivation is needed to 

 bring first-class garden stuff. Generally speaking, 

 rapid growth, without setback, is necessary, and 

 lack of cultivation by retarding growth, tends to 

 make inferior garden stuff. 



" The farmer's main advantage over his city 

 brother is in his ability to have absolutely fresh 

 vegetables; but I have so often seen this advan- 

 tage carelessly lost that I can't help calling atten- 



