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Show o2pt. or agricultUrc Ofcra. Okra is" a delicious vegetable that deserves a better acquaintance with the home garden than it now possesses. Say "Chicken dumbo. Southern Style" to the Inn lated ; that Is all the argument argu-ment needed In favor of glowing this crop. It thrives on any good soil, and the seeds should be sown In rows 4 to . feet apart after all danger of frost Is past, or about the same time as tomato plants are set In the open. The plants should be thinned until they stand about 2 feet apart In the rows. The edible portion of the okru is the pods, which must be gathered while young They are used in soups or as a ItCWtd vegetable. U. S. Department of Agriculture. |