The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17

y ATRY IOURNA IL
HOUSEHOLD AND COUNTRY.

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WaterDselons, Canteleupes, Musk
q,leLosis. d;c.-The soil for these deli
cious fruits should be a light, rich
loan. 1t should be deeply plowed
and made very fine and loose. The
hills for waterlnelons should be made
not less than six feet apart, but musk
melons and canteleupe may be placed
in hills from four. to five feet apart.
In planting be sure to plant each
kind separately and at a distance
from each other or they will mix and
become worthless.
Observation-Disclosures seed should
now be planted in hills four feet
apart. The soil should be very fine
and loose, and the hills well ma
nured.; .o....-to,,,
Sioeet Potatoes. best soil for
sweet potatoes. is a deep sandy loan,
moderately. rich naturally, or made
so with manure The best exposure
is the facing TO the south.
Edrly C0rn.-Corn for roasting ears
should now be planted. lie the gar
den has a southern exposure and is
well protected from northern and
northwest winds, corn and tender
vegetables may be planted two weeks
earlier than in gardens that are open
and exposed.
lSett1g Out Cabbage Plants. Cauli-
t9o1oeys, and Broccoli.-Set out these
on a moist, cloudy day. IF the
weather is fair and bright, see that
the plants are shaded for few days,
and In dry weather water occasion
ally, after sunset.
Garden Peds.-Drill in few rows
of Garden Peas at intervals of two
weeks for succession. The marrow
fat is one of the best of the late kind.
Bunch Beans. Plant Bunch Beans
In drills for the main crop early In
the month.
Limo and CarolinG Beans.-Plant
these in light, rich soil. and in hills
six feet apart each way, making the
hills broad and fat on the tops and
slightly dish-shaped. In polling, see
that the poles are firmly set anu stand
out of the ground at least eight feet
high.
Celery.-Celery plants which have
been forwarded in hot beds may now
be set out.
Spinach. - The soil for spinach
ought to be very rich. Prepare a bed
and plant the seed thinly in hills
eighteen inches apart, or broadcast,
and for a continuous supply SOW at in
tervals of ten days during this month.
OaioRs.-W eed and thin out young
onions so that the bulbs may stand
three inches apart. Keep the soil
clean and light, bat do not cover the
bulbs.
Egg Plants - Tomatoes. - Plants
sown In hotbed may now be set out
If a.bed In the open air has not yet
been prepared, the work should be
done at once, and the seed sown.
Satisfy ar Vegetable Oyste7'.-Drili
in few rows of this delicious vegeta-
BILE. Let the soil be light, loose and
rich, and avoid the use of long ma.
nure. 49, s.sasfl
FyoqDer iSecos.-Sow annual and bi
ennial flower. seed during the early
part of this month.
Watering. = In dry seasons, use
water freely, but always of an evening.
and after the sun goes down.
PARsNIP, rhubarb, and other light,
scale=like seeds, cannot be safely
trusted after they are a year old.
Beans and peas of different species,
capsicum, carrot, cress, leek, nashtur-
tium, okra, onion, satisfy, scorsonera,
and small herb seed In general, may
be kept two years. ArtichOke, aspar-
agus. egg plant, endive, fictitious, let
tuce, mustard, parsley, skirret, and
spinach, may with care be preserved
three years. Broccoli, caulifower,
cabbage, celery, kaIe, raddish, and
turnip seed will keep four years, if
properly attended. Beet, cucumber,
gourd, mellon, pumpkin, and squash
also burnet, chervil,. and sorTel-seed,
have been known to grow freely when
FIVE. and even seven years old; but it
is noteprudent to venture seed in the
garden, or any other place, when
there are any apprehensions that any
portion of it has lost its vitality by
age. or in any other way.
To grow root crops to good adyan-
tage, rich piece ,of ground, free from
weeds, should be selected-one in
which the manure applied TO p evious
crops is not exhausted. is better than
heavy application OF coarse manure
to the present crop. Coarse manure
not finely spread, as Is often the case,
is very likely to induce a branching,
scragey growth of The roots. Fine
manures well spread does better; and
IT put on In the Fail, so the strength
does still better. 4 good clover sod
that has had a good dressing of fine
manure the preyious Fall, makes an
excellent preparation. The large tap
roots of clover wedge apart and
loosen up the soil more and deeper
than other crops, and render the fine
cultivation much easier and more
certain, and at the same time add to
the available plant food near the sur
face.
TT is very easy to produce new vari-
cites from the seeds of the potato.
We know that fourteen varieties were
produced from the seeds of one pota-
TO tall, and We have heard of still
greater number. Most of the varie-
ties. lit il true, were of no value, but
some were good. One or more varie-
ties OF good potatoes may be expected
from every such experiment, aud it IS
to be hoped that enterprlslng farmers
and gardeners will continue to make
them, and carefully note the results.
In this way, as old varieties deprecl-
ate or run out, new ones will be found
to take their place.
THE soil is not worn out. and never
will wear out ii you treat it civllly,
until the clements melt with fervent
heat" Ii you make use of the same
skill tact, energy, wide-awa ke- fuiness
and industry which insure success in
any and every kind of business. you
will End farming will pay I" better
than all of them put together. while
you experience daily aud constantly
degree Of independence that no other
oalting offOrds