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row, two inches deep. If they are soaked in water the night before 
planting, it will hasten germination. The Dwarf varieties will not 
need to be trained. The Tall varieties should be trained on poultry 
netting or brush. Peas can be planted about July 20th for a fall crop. 
PEPPER 
Peppers require warm, mellow soil and do best in a sheltered 
situation. One ounce of seed will produce about two thousand plants. 
The Peppers require about the same treatment as the Tomatoes do 
and should be started under glass. To get larger fruit, it is well to 
pinch off all blossoms after the first few fruits have set, and cut back 
ie Sek Cut the fruit with an inch of stem and do not tear it from 
the plant. 
POTATO 
This crop does best in a rich, sandy loam, well drained, con- 
taining plenty of organic matter. It requires about ten to twelve 
bushels Potatoes per acre. Hither whole or cut Potatoes may be 
used for seed. A medium sized one may be cut into five or six 
pieces, allowing several eyes to each piece. Plant April 15th to June 
20th, according to season and whether early or late varieties are 
used. The rows may be two to three feet apart, one to two feet 
apart in the rows or they may be in hills two to three feet apart 
each way; three to five inches deep. Cultivate freely, seeing that the 
dirt is well up around the stems and spray often enough to prevent 
damage by insects or disease. 
RADISH 
Radishes do best in light, quick soil. If they grow slowly they 
will have a pungent flavor which will not be satisfactory for table 
use. Sow one ounce for one hundred feet of drill; nine to ten pounds 
in drills per acre; ten feet per consumer. Sow April 25th and every 
two weeks until July 1st. For a Fall crop, sow about September 15th. 
Plant in rows one and a half feet apart, one inch apart in the row, 
one-half inch deep. When in the third leaf, thin to three inches apart. 
If plaster is mixed in with the soil at the time of sowing the seed, 
the Radishes may turn out brighter in color and of better quality. 
Winter Radishes may be sown in early June and cultivated like 
Turnips. 
RHUBARB 
Sow the seed in cold frame in the Spring and as soon as the 
plants are large enough transplant into rows 1 foot apart each way 
and cultivate. The following Spring, plant out in rows 5 feet apart 
each way and each Spring work into the soil a liberal supply of 
decomposed stable manure. Rhubarb roots are set out and culti- 
vated as the above and this method gives edible Rhubarb in a very 
short time. 
One oz. of seed will sow 75 ft. of row. 
RUTABAGA 
The culture of this is the same as for the ‘Turnip, except that it 
requires more room and a longer period for its growth. They may 
be sown from about June 20th to August Ist. 
