Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-05-09
The Garden.
BEANS.

The former Is somewhat more convenient for
the field, as it admits Of easier culture with
light plows or crlltisators. When land is in
good condition, it is better to place the hills
so near to each ether that only first or Sec
ond blowing can be performed. The spread.
ing of the vines will prevent any subsequent
cultivation. Hoeins when wet with rain or
dew is said to rtist them. The best 'beafers
are Tie garden beans, and among these there
are none better than the long white kidney.
They are early ripe, sure and prolific bearers
Any good soil is suited to them, but it must
be dry. They may be planted where there
is no longer danger from frost. They are
often planted among corn at the second hoe
ing, but the corn ought to be thick enough
to prevent the growth of any other crop.
BEET.
Pour boiling water on the seeds, and let it
stand afterwards at blood heat for two or
three days at least, when it will be fit for
sowing. Mix plaster, ashes, or fine dirt, with
the seed before sowing, then plant with a
seed sowcr, or sow by hand, four inches
apart, in drills two and a half or three feet
distance, and about one inch deep, and set
the earth compactlv over them After the
young plants make their appearance, stir the
earth frequently with the horse plow or cul-
tivator, ard keep the weeds well cleaned out
But one plant should be left every six or
eight inches in the drills, and if any are de-
fcent, their places may be supplied by
transplanting in moist or wet day. They
should be harvested before severe frosts set
in. the tops trimmed off, and laid in pits or
in a cool cellar. The best kind for stock
feeding, is the sugar beet, and it produces
as large crop as the mangel-wurtzel. The
long blood red, and orange turnip. root beets,
are the best for the garden. These may be
sown IN drills one foot apart. Four pounds
of good seed is enough for an acre. One
fourth of an acre is sufficient for cow the
year round.
CARROTS. z TIL w
These should be sown in soil similar to the
beet, except that it requires to be somewhat
lighter and looser than is essential to the
beet. Soak the seed in warm water for day
or two, and then thoroughly mix it with
plaster, ashes, or dirt, to break the little ad-
hesive fibres, and allow Of sowing easily
The drills may be two to two and half feet
apart, and the plants allowed to stand about
eight inches apart in the drill, if of the largest
kinds, or if of the smaller, they may stand
nearer. For the garden, sow in rows of one
foot apart. Frequent hoeing and stirring the
ground, and thorough wedding, are essential
The white or Belgian carrot
is the greatest producer at the least expense
of soil, as it draws largely from the atmos-
phere for its support, and growing high out
Of the ground, it is easily harvested. 1t is
not, however, as nutritious for stock, pound
for pound, as the other kinds. The long or
ange or red is choice kind for the field
About two pounds of seed is required per
acre.
AS food for horses we prefer to feed half
carrots and half oats, rather than all oats
our horses have done best when so fed. For
dairy stock they are superior to any other
food. rrH -. -s .s. ...- s-raI 49, ,....5. ~
tAuiIrLowER.
Sow the early in hot beds, and transplant
INTO rich soil. The late to be ..eated like the
Cape broccoli, which It resembles. ..r
-.....s.. . .as CELERY. .-...- .... ....
This is fayoritc salad, Sow IN hot beds
and when the plants are 6 to 10 inches high,
transplant into trenches ofone foot deep, pre-
pared with a rich deep soil at the bottom !;
set the plants eight inches apart IN the row,
give shade for couple Of days, as the plants
grow draw earth in and around them, but be
careful to do so only when they are perfectly
dry, as every wet spot upon them when earth
ed up will leave dccayed or blackened one
For winter use dig late in the fall and pack
in dry sand in cool dry cellar.
CORN SALAD OR vETTICosT # ...s
This is fine Said used throughout the
winter and spring. Sow thchly in drills,
first of Autumn, and sprinkle with straw on
the first approach of severe weather.
CURED CREss OR PEPPER GRASS. .,.a.
Used as small salad Sow very thickly
in shallow drills, at short intervals through
out the season. ..E" f. r'
To obtain them early, plant the seed in a
hot-bed, or in elevated hills, well manu- ed
with rotton horse-dung, and covered with
glazed frames. But in order to grow fair,
handsome cucumhe1s, the soil should be rich,
light, and warm and we'll mixed with manure
or good shovel full or more may be put in
to each hill, and thoroughly mixed with the
soil. Put in eight or ten seeds into each hill,
and cover them half an inch deep with fine
dirt, and, as in all other planting, press the
earth little over the seeds with the back OF
the hoe. When the plants are up examine
them closely, as they are frequently attacked
by the yellow bug or fly. To prevent this
take SCOT or rye flower, sifted ashes and
ground plaster, equal parts of each, well mix
ed together, and dust the plants all over with
it. Dry powdered snuff is also a remedy
If the plants are dry, sprinkle them with wa
ter before you dust them. Keep the ground
loose and clear of weeds, and in dry weather
water your plants freely. After they have
attained a vigorous growth, and the danger
from insects is over, they may be thinned GU
leaving two or three of the most thrifty in :
hill Those intended for picking may b
planted later. The cultivation and manage
ment of these is the same as the others, OK
cepting that the hills should be at least fiv'
feet apart each way. Some gardeners recon
mend nipping off the first runner bud Of Gu
cumbcrs and melons, from an idea that the,
will become more stocky and fruitful.
f-ag..-. EGG PLANT.
Sow in hotbed or protected place YER!
early in the spring, and late in spring trans
plant into very rich ground, two or three fee
apart. The seed does not gvegetate freely
and repeated sowings are sometimes neccs
sary.