Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-04-18
From the American Agricul.urist.
SUGGESTIONS.

SUGGESItONSs
Horse. RadisA. This is a prof table
crop near large cites. 1t needs rich
deep moist soil. 1t is propagated from
bits of root about 6 inches deep, in rows
Is inches apart, and inches in the rows
The planting is done as early as possible
Some put the rows two feet apart, and
SOW early bcets or carrots between the
rows. In either case the surface should
be kept clean.
Hot.bcds and cold fiamcs.-The plants
in these will need close attention. They
must have all the air possible without
danger from sudden changes of tempera-
ture; when the sash must be kept on du-
ring cool day, see that the sun does not
burn the plants. Put on the sash in the
afternoon, before the air becomes cool.
Give water as may be needed, always ia
king the precaution to warm it to at least
the temperature of the bed. Pull up
weeds as they appear, and if the soil be-
comes hard between the rows break it up
with the finger. Thin out the plants be.
fore they become too crowded, and if de-
,sirable to save the thinings, set them out
in another bed. If the heat of bed de-
clines sooner than is desirable, place lin
;ings, as they are called. of hot manure
around the old manure. AS the time for
removing the plants approaches, keep the
plants exposed as much as is safe, in Or
der to harden them off.
Meloas.-Sceds for a few early hills
may be forwarded on sods as directed for
4cncumbers.
>Ontons.-Put on Potatoe and Top on
ions and onions sets, in rows foot or
.l5 inches apart and the bulbs 4 inches
distant. Onions from the seed, or "black
seed" as growers call it, are not usually
successful much south of N. Y. city.
Wherever they are grown, they should be
sown early in highly MANFRED soil. Hen
manure is found to be very servicable for
this crop. Get the soil in the finest pss-
sible tilth, and, in the garden, it is good
plan to burn brush over the bed to de-
stroy weed sheds. Be sure to get good
fresh seed, and SOW it in drills 10 inches
apart. An ounce will SOW about 200 feet
of drill. .' ...".
Parsnip&-Sow as early as may be
in deep rich soil, in drills l5 inches apsrt
Be sure of last years seed. An ouce to
200 feet. Allow some of the finest of last
years roots to produce seed.
h. Peas-A light dry soil that has been
manfred the year before, is better than
one recently enriched. Sow as early as
possible, putting the seeds three inches
deep and an inch apart 1t is customary
to plant double rows inches apart. Sci
the brush between the rows. In markc,
gardens the rows are 8 feet apart, as
d and as the peas grow, they are earthed ur
without any brush. But in garden.
neatness as we'll as productiveness require
that the vines be supported. Soak before
planting.
Radishes ANY spare space in thu
frames may be occupied by radishes Sow
early in the open ground, in light rich
soil. in drills 10 inches apart Sow eve
ry 10 days or 2 weeks, for q succession.
tSquashes. Some plants of the early
bush sorts may be forwarded as directed
for cucumbers
Seeds. Those who save their own seed,
should get their roots. &C.. out early
Use only the best shaped aud best KEEP
onions, turnips, carrots, cabagvs, ETC., anc
set them out in we'll MANFRED soil. II il
not well to attempt to raise the seed O
more than one variety of each within tn,
limits Of moderate garden. Never Sc
cabbage stump for seed, but who'll
plant, aud the very best, and then ALLOW