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together in a heap, and when commencing to 

 heat, be worked over with a fork, and the 

 long and short manure evenly mixed. In this 

 State the ground is generally low, and to re- 

 tain the heat of the manure for a long time, 

 it is best to put the manure on top of the 

 ground — that is, make a bank two feet longer 

 and two feet wider than the frame. Keep the 

 edges straight and the corners firm; when 

 thrown up about eighteen inches trample the 

 manure down to six or eight inches, then put 

 another layer of eighteen inches and trample 

 down again; place thereon the frame and sash 

 and fill in six inches of good earth. After 

 about five days stir the ground to kill the 

 weeds which may have come up, then sow 



the seeds. In lower Louisiana the ground is 

 too wet to dig out eighteen inches deep, throw 

 in the manure and trample down as recom- 

 mended in the North; by a few hard rains, 

 such as we frequently have in winter, the 

 manure would become so soaked beneath the 

 ground that the heat would be gone. Another 

 advantage when the frame is put above the 

 ground, is that it will go dovv^n with the 

 manure gradually, and there remains always 

 the same space between the glass and the 

 ground. If the ground is dug out and the 

 manure put into the frame, the ground will 

 smk so low after a short time that the sun 

 will have little effect upon it, and plants will 

 become spindly. 



Seeds Requisite to Produce a Given Number of Plants and 

 Sow a Given Amount of Ground. 



Quantity 

 Per Acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants i lbs 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 200 plants .- 5 lbs 



Barley 2i bu 



BeanSs dwarf, 1 quart to 1 50 feet of 



drill U bu 



Beans, pole, 1 quart to" 200 hills i bu 



Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.... 10 lbs 

 Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 6 lbs 



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 3000 plants 5 oz 



Broom Corn 10 lbs 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 3000 plants.. 5 oz 



Buckwheat 2 bu 



*Cabbage, 1 oz. to 3000 plants 5 oz 



Carrots, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 2| lbs 



*Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 3000 plants 5 oz 



*Celery, 1 oz. to 10,000 plants 4 oz 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 lbs 



Clover, Large Red and Crimson Trefoil 8 lbs 



Clover, Alfalfa or Lucerne 30 lbs 



Clover, Medium 10 lbs 



*Collards, 1 oz. to 2500 plants 6 oz 



Corn, sv/eet, 1 quart to 500 hills 8 qts 



Cress, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill 8 lbs 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 80 hills - li lbs 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2000 plants 3 oz 



Endive, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill 3 lbs 



Flax, broadcast h bu 



Gourd, 1 oz. to 25 hills 2h lbs 



Grass, Blue Kentucky 2 bu 



Grass, Blue English 1 bu 



Quantity 

 Per Acre. 



Grass, Hungarian and Millet | bu 



Grass, Mixed Lawn 3 bu 



Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye, Red 

 Top, Fowl Meadow and Wood 



Meadow 2 bu 



GarHc, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill ... 2 bu 



Hemp I bu 



Kale, 1 oz. to 3000 plants 4 oz 



Kohlrabi, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill 1^ lbs 



Leek, 1 oz; to 250 feet of drill _ 4 lbs 



Lettuce, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 3 lbs 



Melons, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills If lbs 



Melons, Water, 1 oz. lo25 hills l^lbs 



Nasturtium, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill 10 lbs 



Oats 24 bu 



Okra, 1 oz. to 50 feet of drill ..... 10 lbs 



Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 200 feet of drill... 4 lbs 



Onion Seed for transplanting li lbs 



Onion Seed for sets 30 lbs 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet of drill. 8 bu 



Parsnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 5 lbs 



Parsley, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 8 lbs 



Peas, garden, 1 quart to 160 feet of 



drill _ 1^ bu 



Peas, field 2^ bu 



Pepper, 4 oz. to 1500 plants 4 oz 



Potatoes 10 bu 



Pumpkins, 1 quart to 300 hills 4 qts 



Radish, 1 oz. to 150 feet of drill « 8 lbs 



Rye — H bu 



Steckler's Prepared Mocking Bird Food has no Equal. 



