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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 fall. 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 
