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GRAINS, GRASSES AND VEGETABLES. 
BEETS. 
For three years the same seed of 22 varieties of table 
and stock beets havfe been under cultivation. The Egyptian, 
Eclipse and the Early Blood are found to be the best for table 
use and market in summer, and for winter use, Bastian’s Bed 
is excellent. For stock, nearly all are good, the Mangels, 
Yellow and Bed Globes taking the lead. For seed, specimens 
of all these were saved last year and set out this year in 
April. They produced an enormous quantity of seed—large, 
fine and heavy—far superior to that we buy. 
CARROTS. 
Of the many varieties of carrots in cultivation, only 
fifteen were considered worthy of a trial. The seed was 
three years old, and on account of the want of moisture 
in the soil, it had to be irrigated before germination, 
This operation often proves detrimental to small seeds, 
from the fact that many are exposed and killed by too 
much sunshine. Among the best for stock are the 
Danvers, White and the Yellow Belgian and Altring- 
ham. For table use and market the French Forcing, 
Early Scarlet Horn and the Half Long Bed, are best. 
PEAS. 
Thirty-three varieties of garden and field peas 
were planted in April. The seed was received from 
Washington and Yew York, from Henry Lee and others. 
Those coming from the east brought the everlasting pea- 
weevil—a pest with which we had had no trouble until 
four years ago. But a single variety among all these 
has proved to be bug proof. The Canada Field not 
only resists the attacks of this insect, but it is the best pea 
in every other respect for field culture. Peas in some 
soils are much more difficult to raise than beans. More 
attention is required and better soil. Among the earliest 
varieties are Little Wonder, Tom Thumb (true), Little 
Gem (new) and the old Tom Thumb. All the earliest 
kinds are smooth and have a taste quite foreign to the 
pea family, while the wrinkled peas are superior in all 
