Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-02-25
Mr.. Hubbard-Plants about the 1st of

i Mr.. Hubbard-Plants about the list O
June; thinks they grow better in hi
boxes than if planted shallow.
Mr.. Spaulding-Plants shallow; putt
them out before the frost stops, but pro
tects them.
Mr.. Landon - Would transplant by
banking the earth upon the north side
putting two-thirds of the plant in the
ground, in leaning position if the night
is likely to be frosty, lay the plants down
and cover them up entirely with earth; il
it remains cold, no matter if they remain
covered all day and two nights il will
not injure them. The earth can be taken
off carefully, and the plants will not be
retarded. In this way large plantation
can be covered and protected in short
time. Would keep them off the ground
if wanted them early, but not for large
crop. In this way has grown them at the
rate of 10000 lbs to the acre. The soil
should be thoroughly mixed with com
posted manure and made very rich.
Mr.. Grandey Puts out the plants
early; follows Mr.. Landor ], method,
Mr. Griggs-Sets them out about the
1st of June; plants shallow; covers with
hemlock boughs
Mr. Atwood Sets out ,ants June list ;
protects with boxes.
Mr.. Everts-Never sets out his plants
until the frosts are over; never plant,
deeper than it naturally grows soil about
the same as a good corn crop.
Mr. Atwood-Prefers sandy soil, rich
and well fertilized with stable manure
Mr. Gleason-The soil a moist muck
and loan, made rich with stable manure
Mr.. Griggs-The soil wants to be good !;
do not manure too highly; meadow soil
not preferable.
Mr.. Grand"y-Likes sandy loan best;
uses SUPER hosphate to good effect in.
quickening the crop; mixes it with the
soil when setting out the plants.
Mr.. SPaulding- compost holes,
deep and rich, and raises great vines,
large tomatoes, but they do not ripen;
succeeds best with less manure.
Mr. Hubbard-Loam; plants in the
same place, uses nothing but pho-phate,
and with great success.
Mr.. Ellis-Does not manure too high,
and plants on dry ground wet ground j,
not good trims up the plants, and re-
moves all the fruit which he thinks will
not mature, and lets them lie ON the
ground.
The nine last mentioned gentlemen
agree that trellising up the vines is Of no
advantage.
Mr.. Atwood-Thinks trellising up the
vines has been of advap tage to him
DR.. Thinks 1t best to hoop
the vines, and remove all the fruit that
viii not ripen take off only the terminal
portion of the plant, and remove enough
of the plant to give the fruit an xposure
TO the sun, this checks the tendency to
multiply, and ripens the fruit; nip oil
the blossoms and not the leaves OF tho
plant, and keep the plant from forming
new roots. Tomatoes that are ripeued by
hanging up the vines in order to let tie
fruit mature. does not amount to much.
Any one who has once made the trial, vii!
not be likely to try it the second time. Ii
they are planted in half barrel, they
may be carried into the hot house, and
will riPen and will be tolerajle but not
very nice.
The best varieties: Reyes is the earl
lest; Maupey's the best in flavor; Grant's
IS large and very prolific; Thornburn's
smooth red and early red are among the
earliest varieties, and highly recon-
ribbed tomatoes are the most
highly favored andsweetest; IIldtn's and
Foard's are both good kinds.
Mr. Landon-keyes' Early is said TO
be thirty days the earliest; Maupey's the
best of all kinds in flavor; Thornburn's
early red is also one of the earliest vaIie-
ties Cen Grant is considered superior
kind
The Club adjourned without coming to
any determination as to the subject for
discussion on next Monday evening.