1028 (4)'
Vtiat Farmers Varit to Know
By W. P. MACSEY
The Fall Garden
can be left . inthe rows where they-
grew and mulched with rough ma-
' . , -:" E.?';0MSSIvi FARMER
both edges "six inches .apart; square: peg at the far end.. Treat the
with-the line. . -Thenset a plant' at row inv the, same way; Then SLCnd
each notch t hn both - sides. ; Then ; in somc'soil and pack it to the S i 1
move the plank to coincide-withthei by hand. Treat every pair of P!ants
last row set, and so on till the bed is; Vin the bed the same way - 7hL u ts
planted. , Where-more than one bed ling 'up will keep 'the dan. d"
is piajiieu, icavc-cigui icct -uciwccu r auu as tne nigntS get cool vn
the beds for - earthing. .Cultivate, start-the regular earthing Sho pn"
"clean The bed will have rows a foot , the soil,keeping the growing I ln
apart and six. inches in the rows: of the plants just above the !
.WE ARE told to make plans for . can be PVdalV winter in good 5?M"3 " 3 " . ""'1 TJiSTO the s and
. ft tne tail ana winter garaen. shape. j alIed and sold these mct-V hand i orTultitate when wet outside the ends of th. , re inches
Please tell me what varieties of seed , Hf . thr0eu te winter in '1aue or c"raYale wn.en the rows, makins
' and at what time to.plant beets, green IHw-JLTS H Z . JPjgj?S. MJ".11 81 wide. Contini
peas, rutabagas, turnips, onions, let, I rn7inTnrtwVarv1and when the S "2 "rlmnS uu We November or
....... v .' '.. o laiiu All 1111 filial 41 A.v.Lfr.Y f w . 4.U av AA.f '1 wr- rnnna otviti rrp irtFi . At I ia..! ' .. . " . ' . v
-tuce, kale, spinach, ; radishes and, any rhickweed matted over them a'nd : .j-" , jiuucr, r wnen the hard
..I. A fn' : ' - cnicKweea mattea over, mew aim -ffS in. each end can be used for this., freezmcr-threaten . ti,a , .u
omer iau tiuys ur wiuici. - oya. - rnarie a mnlrh ' " ' - ' ' -c" i ... . r j . j Ji ' .- cdrin the
uuva. w yvo mvv. HAi . v. v,i All VI vUVer With Tl
the eel-
wanted. "
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You can plant up to early August You can set plants of the Late Flat take of the stri around each straw; thickl 0QU
. Blood turnip beets. Dewings-is best Dutch cabbage in August in strong fa fa the fOW and ;sti(;k. the ery.out: f ronj;the b?d as war
The .early dwarf . varieties of , garden - and heavily manured1 soil ;ahd make K - ' . - - . .--J !;, wyaa war
o peas cah'be, planted in August ift deeR-heavy heads in' early' December, and
: , i uw; uu i.4icu gtaviuatijr vutu ; n jn winter ? tnan earner, neaueu uiica.
1 level. If the season is favorable they -VnnVratr mw sepd of : the Fottler:
; may.db.welVbWye in 'early-August, L
one
Drum-
asin hot dry weather .they-are apt tqrand rnVkeVfinheads; for. this is,
, . mildew and-fail ,The SuttonEcelf -iJtHe quickest 'gowirig of the Dn
t, OlWl;' 1U iliuuMaj; wuavu , ut v ; l v, - IiriLIL UliiSS. .
"lafa. and.thelong - Van; -plant: snap. bean .in. Au
.? White French, or as some. call it the; t for .Iale iise. lThe Red Valentin,
emvarmer:f-
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GETACQVAtNTEDt WITH TIIR EXPEJXmilNTSTA JONSAND ' THEIR svonic
; large - White French, tujnip-are better
t sowed . in late - July, but may dQ well
. sowed early in August. A - friend
1 - wrote recently that he had applied
; . to Richmond : ; seedsmen - for this
French" turnip, and they . ridiculed the
EVERY- statehas,- an" expetiment -.of ;the;. North' CarolihaCollege when
station established for the pur- , the, , farmers;.who: sent; .their '. sons
bfB!k-YalfSHti"f. elthe,tSrdf,' problem-affecting' the sucmss of':the : farming-for- they, thought : thlSftSt '
vxiv .v ix6 - tarmers. ot tne staie ? inese siauons .. couia.oe Dest learned at home
frames and fflass sashes many thines , :4.u -i,vftMt;e p... ur . : .
. -V. . . ' i.- j - , eti c .cquippcu win, louuiftivuw . v .-, uni iios uccil lUc WOTK Of t
can oe grown uurW ; per ment Stat ons that Hoc .u.
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the ex-
irpn tVia
Should De r ft.- etiirlw nf t-ilatit dispasps: arid ' collec-ps fK tnafArt.! ...
provided with! these., a -use portable fJri anfi hrmmTi ifa-re. :uu;..-. V11'
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As I have' a package, of them on my.- .-.oMii w'K SV11 ne,inlnss-.
' . idea'and said there isno suchturnip.
, rtrtri onrh cich thren rv civ tPAt wirn - . . . . r -. - . .... ......... ... r
deskasIwnte,andas rhave8Tbwn;r arniers havewaked upto the im-
.monstrations 'and the farm papers
them many years, I can say that the space to keep out frost. With the
seedsmen. had better get posted on frame banked with earth on the out-
one of the oldest varieties of turnips.' side, these double-glazed sashes will
In early August you can sow seed of keep out all frost down to zero. The
nv -.Vjr kuw.T w. ' fratnpi hpinor nnrtahlp. ran mrtvft
w v O I'"- -"y
and later in the month can sow the
' Purple-top, Strap-leaf and Large
x Globe Purple-top, and the Yellow
Aberdeen; which are better for. win
ter use than the Milan.
v Onion sets of the Pearl and the
Yellow Potato onions are planted in
..September for early green and ripe
onions., I usually grow the Norfolk
Queen onion -for the earliest,-but last
iuu. irum Pic; iu p. ;,auU a it is only in cases of familiaj-, dis
ment station is - the X, place to send their profession,-, arid r now. all the
specimens and get, advice. Farmers . state4 colleges? of agriculture and me
often send me plants affected by dis- chanicarts: are "being crowded with
ease and if r had the. laboratory facil- students irt agriculture.
getting the soil diseased in one place.
Winter gardening with a number of
these frames is very interesting and
profitable.
Therefore keep in touch with your
station get and study its bulletins.
Get- the monthly list of bulletins pub-
nsnea Dy tne uepartment of Agricul-
eases that I am at present able to' ad
vise. But the station men are there
for that purpose and have every facil-- ture in Washington. Thev will list
ity for study, and are better able to your name for that, but not for all
, - give advice as to treatment than an the bulletins. Then when you see in
HOW tO Grow Lettuce end Celery editor is. . y the bulletin one listed that interests
"T AM seeking information in re- Then if possible visit the station in Vyoii, write,to the Division of Publica-
-X ornrrl fn fViA ii1tiira fiMi - r( lAffiio your state and see what they have to; Hons, Department of 4 Agriculture.
; vPir'tUA'e n Anti'A foJiurA n( - nA. ppIv "T;Kivp a wpm -t..-L-snow:iii tne , fiela'- tending to make .Washington, D. C. and ask for it. and
1 ;this "variety: in this, country, and ' torn' land in rather a poorstate of vour work at hornet more sucessful. they will, send you any farmers' bul-
havefhad to substitute the Pearl, a cultivation. There is plenty of mols- Manv. of the. stations; are-conducting ,letm you want without cost.
. Similar but later sort. 'I Then in Janu-' ture, but what I wish to know is m ' experiments in crop rotations, and - TWnlrYou Know It AU
." aryyou canl sow seed of the Prize-" regard to ihe fehilizer to use; Will .
UakerCommerdMhd Giant Gibral-
far in aifromA iinpr Vrt cocti ac a . wif r, i iyy. .n Af nAVf kA w,ao1 ;your name listed for all the bulletins s -Kiofwinter to the study of books
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them, and everything you" find that . beforehand i to'J'so vman'a'ge'.. .the . next
can be adopted. . season as to increase the income from
Borrow Their' U.u and U.. Tfc.m IOT..!!!
icarn more ana more, ior inc siuuuua
, transplant them in March to make an acre, answer for these crops? T
; largeripe onions; Tbis has been my can get an unlimited amount o.f'
practice.! But laVt-year L'eV sets '"woods- earth. There is usually much
, thesfe J Spanish1; onionsV and planted demand for fall lettuce." t . t ;
."'. " 'HVr "?uc AS you Simply mean probably the rOTI will find at most stations ex- ar- anniialtv Wrninry more
very fine onions. And as it is cheaper fan c;00 of lettuce from the often Y 7 stations ex- .are annually, learning more.
. . i . 11 .i ld" VruP UI iciiuce uora ine open i neriments in nror?res in the . im xi.:-.t-i.-i.
yo maKe sets ana Keep tnem over man groUnd rather than the winter crop , breedine of" the olants that - make
it is to grow the plants under glass, I in frames under class or cloth I will Dreeamg V f ?f " w m?Ke
shall usl the' ?ets hereafter nlantintr "ames unaer glass or ; ciotn,..! ,wiii.-your Cr0psf.and-as I have before shg
sna,u, use, tne sets nereatter, planting confine my reply to, this A compost,Veested vou can increase the orofit'in
them in early spring, ; . . ' V 6f 100 loads of woods earth 1000 ' yon can increase tne pront in
f . ... 1 i ; oi iw loaas oi . wooas earin, i,wu . .yQur crops as much by improving the
' m ,d iftu uop oi . leiiuce in inc pounus oi. couonseea .meat ana i,vaw
. open ground sow seed of Big Boston pounds of "acid ; phosphate will an-
and Hanson early in August. Trans- swer very well in . lieu of stable ma
plant into beds about six feet wide nure for lettuce.- Sow seed early in
seed planted as by improving the land
itself. . The stations will show you
' the methods used for ' the improve
ment in the productivity of crops, and
Then never think that you know it
all, for no one does. If any one knew
'all about; farming there would be no
need for the experiment stations, for
the very fact that hundreds of train
ed men in these stations are devoting
their lives to the study of every ques
tion affecting the farmer's business
Droves that the 'wisest understand
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ri?uIJ'fAr?.: gather ideas that, will often ;Kat no Vine vet knows all there is to
aow imniy.so.as. to get strong plants. out more than the $500 in vnnr tSnrVet i JZSlL-- :I :
: t . - v r-'" earn aooui iaruiuiK. ? .
.'bed is wanted, and set the plants ten
. inches apart each way. Fertilize very When large enough and the land has ,jf you make these ideas your own.
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heavily with rotten manure and coin- been prepared and in good order, set
, mercial fertilizers, and urge a rapid 4 the plants in six-foot beds ten inches
( growth by scattering nitrate of soda- apart each way. In the preparation
between the rows. , ; V '. ; you can plow the land in . six-f opt
Then in Seotember sow seed of the rows and level them; nicely, leaving
The day has gone by in the South
for men to 'ridicule what they call
"book farming." Today the farmer
who is to succeed must be a student
There has been' a great evolution in
agriculture and in . farming since the
establishment 'of. the experiment sta
tions, but it ; is only a beginning, and
the future success of tfie farmers will
nor nn v nt triA riAer rrnLro ihnt Hoira - - . .
Big. Boston to set in cold frames for .a.ys been published on his pr6fession:bttt7:r
I: v. - 'v
1 ;'.t -neaamg. under, glass: at. Uitistmas:atfd'- -.V".u ;u:f u.-.f -n 1U' . v.: w..lmusf '-be a constantstudent of the v " - -
i'-A "."NrAw ata.!. -nfAi- t ennrmnrA' caa ? olant.the croo wide enoueh ; f or horse uit-: .ut. zliIii -!:' their stations, k:;
RX .a frame i to set in January Plants -thA;sc:entifi
V- .winter an 1 eafl v snrlno- hearfin'cr"-i;T-f-and.they:start..to; gr6w. give them nir'aiii'MM. mu a:w; , : . . :.vat . wave of farmines 1
at
The Norf ollfr' curled kale sow ; in 7 trate ot. soda y between the rows
-September for winter use. Sow some tne rate 150 pounds an
spinach : in . August: for fall us e : and lettuce to be .good must
acain in early Seotember : and about fast- Do this ,when the
; tne.iasoi; September -i sow some ; yum suimgnc in;agriculture: possible, -Before the
. broadcast m heavily enriched soil to ayes if . any nitrate touches them, establishment of the experiment sta
:winter over or early sprmg,
The spinach. season can also be pro- -nf verv m .October stumbnng alo in the dark in many
.longed by .sowing more m February, and November, : , : .respects, and there war a general
n Augu celery you will need lack , of interest in agricultural edu-
Chinese radish, the Red Chinese tur-. strong plants to set in AuffUsti '.The ration ' , ' - : , .
; .nip; radish and tne Japanese bakun-
jima radish,; . 1 hese grow; to a- very
beginning of a
mprovement
in the. South. ' Much has ;been aonc.
plicable to. his calling. v t -j :
TiiA
acre,' for iu iv future depends, on constant
bei grown nf tn; evneriniAn tuL ua study not onlvbv the stations "but by
plants are t,,,,. i thA farmAt-c for the farmer m tms
:day, who oes- not : study! is going to
be: left by 'the; procession,
continue to scratch over poor lano
because he has not studied; the. eco
nomical, methods that would; have
made it rich and productive.;
to
tiA - rnan who ; wants.
' oest method of growmg? this js.t the ; Thirtx
r, Baltimore bed;method. which I have denaffmenfc nf iiA'iAiiArrM i ' veii-Mfann1- must learn
The Gelestial.is very-large and white Have a olant n hoarl-a' fnf M Kf i, ,i,,t.;i:ht f l M4wl1et his and
1 n r-n a ur1 u a ifiiriiK. ill iiiii ri iiii - t mm a v . w . . m. a. - a a m a. t . ... , . a . a a a . - . . . . a
for.
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ted