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the form of an inverted V (a) then over this plow a 

 furrow from either side, so that the soil will be about 

 six inches deep over the boards. It is best to put a 

 small wisp of straw upright between the boards, 

 reaching above the soil; this will carry off all the 

 warm, moist air from below, which is constantly 

 rising, and prevent the plants from rotting, which 

 they are apt to do if they get too warm in the 

 trenches. 



The plants may be set sixteen inches apart in 

 rows thirty inches apart — this would be for a regular 

 farm crop, and the market gardener or trucker, adja- 

 cent to a large city, where manure can be obtained 

 without cost, except for hauling — ^then between each 

 plant, and between each row lettuce may be set about 

 eight inches apart. This will necessitate hand culti- 

 vation which is economical where land is very dear. 

 The lettuce may be taken out before the space will be 

 required for the cabbage. Keep the plow or the hoe 

 going, not to kill weeds, but so constantly that weeds 

 cannot grow- 



For a succession use the Large Wakefield, which 

 will come in about a week, or possibly two weeks, 

 later. The seed of this should be sown in the same 

 way, at the same time, and wintered over in the same 

 way as the Early Wakefield. 



This method of wintering plants is far better 

 and much cheaper than to winter them in cold frame 

 or greenhouse. They come out of the trench per- 

 fectly healthy and start immediately into growth, 

 making heads fit for market in forty days from the 

 time of planting. 



For a second early crop we recommend "All 

 Head," it being as early as any we have tried, and 



