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Sprouts do not exact so much care as the others. 

 In the Northern States, the seeds are generally 

 sown quite late in the season that the crop may 

 not come to perfection too early, as the plants 

 are most prized in late autumn and early winter. 

 A large part of the crop's growth is made in 

 the cool weather of early faU. If the seed is 

 sown in seed-beds in June, the plants will be 

 ready to set out late in July or early in August. 

 Where the winters are mild the crop is often 

 left in the field until used, but in the North it 

 is usually dug and placed in pits, like leek or 

 celery. 



The stalk of the Brussels sprouts may be 

 from two to three feet high, although where the 

 season is short, the dwarf or half -dwarf varieties 

 give surer crops. All along this stalk, from 

 the root to the crown of leaves at the top, grow 

 tiny baby cabbages, each of which is called a 

 " sprout," and averaging from an inch to two 

 inches in diameter. When the sprouts are 

 small and tender they are the most delicately 

 flavored of any of the cabbage family. In 

 many places, however, the demand is very 

 limited. 



Success in raising a good crop depends chiefly 

 upon careful selection of seed. There is no 

 crop which runs down so quickly, and in which 



