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growth at State College in Hagerstown clay loam than cow peas. 

 None of the small fruits, however, are generally regarded as good 

 inter-tillage crops for the orchard. 



Peas meet the requirements so far as the trees are concerned, 

 better than any other vegetable. They add nitrogen and vegetable 

 matter to the soil when the vines are plowed down and do not draw 

 heavily upon the supply of mineral elements. The earliest varieties 

 should be used and planted just as soon as the ground can be pre- 

 pared. The largest yields are procured by the free use of seed and 

 thorough cultivation. 



Tomatoes, when the bulk of the crop is off before the middle of 

 August or the first of September, is a desirable crop. It is im- 

 portant to use an early variety such as Earliana and grow strong, 

 stocky plants, carrying a cluster or two of flowers, which are set in 

 the field as early in the season as the locality will permit. This is im- 

 portant because yields are larger from early set plants and the profits 

 are certainly larger from the earliest crop. If necessary, nitrate of 

 soda may be used soon after planting to stimulate growth and it 

 may also be an advantage to the trees. 



Early Cabbage may be grown without detriment to the trees, 

 provided the crop is manured and fertilized as liberally as possible, 

 to make it a success as well as to furnish the trees with needed plant 

 food. The best variety is Jersey Wakefield, securing seed from a 

 house which has an improved strain. If a larger variety is wanted, 

 use Charleston Wakefield. In Adams County the seed should be 

 sown not later than the middle of January, transplanting to the cold 

 frames when the plants are four or five weeks old, and setting the 

 well hardened plants in the field as soon as the weather will per- 

 mit. The profits from this crop are large when it is properly 

 handled. 



Early Potatoes are exceedingly desirable for this purpose. All 

 points considered, we probably have no crop which is so valuable 

 for companion cropping. The advantages are the small cost of 

 equipment for growing the crop ; soil and fertilizer requirements are 

 very much the same as for most fruits ; it must have the same amount 

 and the same kind of tillage as is favorable to tree growth ; there is 

 a large demand for this product ; it is a simple crop to grow as well 

 as to harvest and market ; and the crop matures in ample time to fol- 

 low with crimson clover or other hardy legume. To make the crop 

 a full success, great care should be exercised in preparing the soil 

 and firm seed should be planted as early as possible in the spring. 

 There should be no delay in harvesting the crop after it has reached 

 marketable size. 



Chester J. Tyson. Do you think early sweet corn well adapted 

 to the shipping trade? 



Prof. Watts. I see no reason why it is not. It is shipped in 

 large quantities to most of our cities before the local crop is ready 

 for market. Our most successful growers count on one hundred dol- 

 lars gross receipts per acre. The fodder is often utilized for feed, 

 and it is of greatest value perhaps when used as silage. As high as 

 three hundred dollars per acre is realized sometimes when the plants 



