CHAPTER XXV.—SPECIALITIES 216-226 Asparagus 218 Celery 218 Chestnuts 217 Mushrooms 218 Onions and potatoes 218 300 bushels to the acre 218, 225 Other specialties 226 Specializing and profits 216, 217 Strawberries 225 CHAPTER XXVI.—WATCHING AND SPRAYING 227-236 Arsenical sprays 233 Bordeaux mixture, what it will do and how to make it 229, 230 Emulsions 235 Kerosene emulsions 234 Manufacture and use 234, 235 Need of watching 227 Paris green 232 Spraying as a remedy 228 Spraying mixture 228, 235 Uses 232 Value of spraying, the 235 CHAPTER XXVII.—FERTILIZERS 237-249 Best are cheapest 241, 242, 243 Care of manure, the 240 Natural and chemical 237, 238 What each contains 238, 239 What fertilizer is 237 Wire basket, soil needs test 244, 249 CHAPTER XXVIII.—MORE ABOUT FERTILIZERS 250-257 Experiments show, what 250, 251 Growing crops and fertilizers 255 Manure contains, what 257 Potassium, kainit, wood ashes and lime 252, 253 Value of “check plats,” the 253, 254 Valuable elements 250 CHAPTER XXIX.—ROOT HOUSES AND VEGETABLE PITS 258-259 How to build one 258, 259 Uses, their 258 Varieties of pits 259