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New York AGRICULTURAL ExpeRmMENT Station. 573 
Okra. 
The soil for okra was prepared in the manner described for bush 
beans on p. 547. The seed was sown in drills and the young 
plants were thinned to six inches apart for the dwarf kind, and 
eight inches apart for the tall kind. The drills were two feet 
apart for the dwarf okra and four feet apart for the tall okra. 
Five or six applications of a mixture of wood ashes and bone 
meal were made at different times during the season. The total 
amount applied for the season being about three hundred pounds 
per acre. It was sown near the drills and lightly cultivated in. 
The okra was packed in the manner described for beans on 
p- 548. The following is a list of the varieties shipped : 



Okra. 
NAME When When shipped Remarks 
planted. % t 
Dwarf Density ....| May 12] August 7, 12, 18, 21, 28, 30, 
September 5, 13, 26. 
White Velvet...... May 12)| August 12, 18, 21, 28, 30,) Better in appearance and keeps 
September 5, 13, 26. tender longer than Dwarf 
Density. 
Onions. 
The soil for onions was made very rich with stable manure 
which was plowed under. After thoroughly pulverizing the soil 
the seed was sown in. drills eighteen inches apart. When two 
inches high the small varieties were thinned to six inches apart 
in the row and the large varieties to eight inches apart. Several 
applications of a mixture of wood ashes and bone meal were made 
during the season, the total amount applied being about three 
hundred pounds per, acre for the season. When ready for ship- 
ment they were tied in bunches of six each, the tops and roots 
were trimmed off and the bunches were packed firmly in open 
crates. The following is a list of the varieties shipped: 
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