OF ONE ACRE. 
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VARIETIES OF PARSNIPS. 
For the last three seasons I have grown the Im¬ 
proved Guernsey, and have found it so much 
superior in size and quality to the Long Smooth, 
as to be above comparison. The roots are smooth, 
fine shaped, and free from small roots, while the 
quality is vefy superior. 
# PEAS. 
The first planting should be made in the spring, 
as soon as the ground can be prepared. It is my prac¬ 
tice to sow three varieties at the first planting, and 
two varieties at each subsequent one, kinds being 
sown which will mature in succession, one being 
ready to pick about the time the preceding one is 
past. The same result may be obtained by making 
plantings of the same sort a w T eek apart. I think 
my way the easier, and besides, relish the variety. 
A drill of fifty feet would probably he sufficient for 
an ordinary family to have in bearing, but as my 
own family is large and very fond of this vegetable, 
and insist upon having them upon the table every day 
in the season when it is possible to grow them, I find 
a full row across the garden none too many to have 
in bearing at one time. 
For several years past I have given up raising the 
tall growing peas requiring brush or sticks for their 
support, as it is not easy to procure sufficient brush 
for a garden of this size, unless you have a con¬ 
venient woods upon which to draw, and even then it 
takes a great deal of labor to get the brush and stick 
