The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-04-18
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live the next fifty years, as any standard
tree on my grounds. The complaints
against these pets Of the garden, [ am
fully persuaded is owing more to neglect
and mismanagementt than to any inherent
difficulty. Some varieties will not flour
:sh on the quince..stock. The fruit books
will point them out. Do not plant such.
They will not be productive on grass
ground or in hard, inhexible soil. They
want a deep, rich, mellow border, at least
eighteen inches in depth. If you cannot
afford to prepare border do not purchase
dwarf pear trees. In addition to being
properly planted, they must have care ev
cry season. Now they should be short
ened in, about two thirds of the last sea-
sons growth. This makes --~hem stalky,
and prepares them to sustain great bur-
den of fruit. They also want barrow
full of stable manure put around them
every fall The ounce roots cannot go
far in search of food. They should have
all they can take up within six or eight
feet of the tree. With manure and good
management dwarf pears will be success
full. C.
Oats-sow q to 8 bushels per acre,
when the ground is warm
Potatoe2-The best success generally
follows early planting, even for the main
crop. There is chance, also, of getting
a high price for new potatoes. Where
rot is usual, use no fermenting manure,
plant on an inverted sod, with lit
tie wood ashes in the hill, and plant an
early maturing sort.
Rye-The spring variety is seldom
sowed, except at the far North. 1t needs
better quality of land, and more seed
than winter rye.
Wheat-Plow for spring wheat as early
as the ground is dry enough, put the select
ed seed to pickle and soak some days be-
fore hand. Dry with slaked lime or plas-
ter, and sow from the lst to the middle
of tie month.
Plowing-Study and plan how to have
( the fewest dead burrows except on wet
land, in which case make narrow lands
Back furrowing leaves fields which are
tolerably regular, entirely free from dead
burrows. 1t is done by striking shallow
furrow through the exact centre of the
field and plow around it. 1t requires
close calculation to avoid carrying the
plow far across the ends. Lay out the
field beforehand on paper and you will
see.
Asparagus-Fork in manure if not al
ready done. Salt beds two years Old
In cutting use either an asparagus Knife,
which has a curve in the blade, and a
long handle, or long narrow bladed
sharp knife, and cut three or four inches
below the service, carefully not to hurt
other sprouts, the growth of which is pro,
NOTED by deep cutting.
Squashes-Plant summer squashes Of
dwarf sorts, in hills four feet, the running
sorts six feet apart. If the soil is no
quite ripe, put manure under the hills
Winter squashes need rich soil and room
to spread put the hills six feet apart ant
= manure in the hill. Hubbard and Bostol
n Marrow and Crookneck are excellent stan
dard varieties. No two varieties of cur
cubitous plants should be rafsea near eacl
other. The seed is not reliable if any tN'
kinds are raised on the same half acre.
Beans-Prepare poles. When ney
ones are procured, it is advisable to soal
at least the large ends, after sharpenin;
1t aud trimming in dilute solution of blu
vitriol, several days or week even. The
:, will last more than twice as long for it.
o Sow bush beans (early valentines or earl
s. six weeks towards, the last of the month
e rtichokes-Remove suckers from ol
T. 4, plants, strip off dead leaves and plant
m we'll dunged beds, two feet apart. Lea1
one, Two VI tliISo SuChSlS oll Oiu Ple1ii
~ according to the strength of the root an
~ ~ the SOIL Seed may also be sowed at tn
season. (Do not be confounded with tt
4 h"Jerusalem Artichoke, which is a kir
of sunflower.)
Beets--Sow early, in rows a foot apaI
F" use plenty of seed, and thin out for gree
when the plants crowd. The early Ba
% 1sano is the best sort for summer use, al
the long blood for winter.
ose Seeds-1So far as possible testaH befo
eS ew using, sowing them on wet cotton in
SIS, glass, or in moist soil kept warm.
na sowing be careful to cover with fine s.
BILE and not with Jumps of earth. Buryl
as- seed abovt an inch below the surface
A the soil spread ont between pieces of Gle
or put into cloth bags, is good way
sprout many kinds before sowing.
VT Brussel Sprouts, and Rose Cabbage
It bears on tall stalk multltudes of ht
se. cabbage heads like cabbage roses, ve