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ary crop matures early, leaving the ground free for the 

 other. In some cases, the same species is grown for both 

 crops, as when late celery is planted between the rows of 

 early celery. 



Following are examples of companion-crops : 



Radishes with beets or carrots. The radishes can be sold 



before the beets need the room. 

 Corn with squashes, citron, pumpkin or beans in hills. 

 Early onions and cauliflower or cabbage. 

 Horse-radish with early cabbage. 

 Lettuce with early cabbage. 



An example of companion-cropping, particularly adapt- 

 able to the home garden, is diagrammed in Fig. 224 from 

 Paul Work, Cornell Extension Bull. 14. 



2. TRANSPLANTING 



The first consideration in successful transplanting is to 

 have good plants. They should be well grown. Plants 

 thin, slender and soft usually collapse or suffer when ex- 

 posed to field conditions. If they come from hotbeds or 

 forcing-houses, they should have been hardened-off either 

 in the hotbed itself or by transfer to coldframes. If the 

 plants have been transplanted two or three times in the 

 seed-bed, they suffer less when put in the open field. 



The second consideration is to have the land in prime 

 condition. It should be in fine tilth and thoroughly and 

 deeply worked. Plants live better when transplanted into 

 newly turned land. Such land is moist. The plants 

 quickly secure foothold. 



Transplanting is more successful and is employed to a 

 larger extent in the humid climates east of the Great Lakes 



