Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-08-30

FROM q LG>CEi ILlUU OF TIE EtcQ Fdl=lDE liEI
Of Edwin ). Hayward Of Brig ton, y. y
near Rochester, written by the editor OF the
American Rural Home the Farmer condense>
the following
BETS FOR sFED-
OF these he has twenty acres, ami we
never saw a crop LOOK fuer. The varieties
are long blood blood turnip, Bas-auo ard
long red manscl wurtzel. lie has grown for
many years, and 70 the entire satisfaction
of purchasers but not to his own. from com
mon stock, bnt last year he threw il ~
entirely, and substituted French stock all
through, at a cost Of over $1,000. 1t takCs
two years 10 raise crop seed The frsr
year the roots are grown. For this purpose
the seed il sown with drill about the 18th
of June. on ridges two feet apart They
are soSn thus late, and rather thick. ss ID,
object Is u z small healthy roots rather
than large ones. Small beets are Just a.
good to raise seeds from, ami the storage
and hauling costs mucl less. In tie tail
they are pulled and topped, care being taken
not to cut 50 close as to injure the crown
They are then carttd and pItted in the feld
where they are to be set in the spring, tie
pits being distributed around the field 50 thar
they can be taken from the pits to the drill
in which they are TO he set. without the aid
of a team. This saves much labor, as 1t
takes about 100 bushels to the acre. Great
care Is taken while the roots are being
hand Cd to see that they are true II a tur-
nip beet grows too long, or long beet too
short, it is discarded. They are set in rows
three and n half feet one way, and from one
and "a half to two feet the Other, according
20 habit of growth. All horse work must
be done by the 30th Of June, as there is not
room to get through later than that without
damage. II weeds appear after this they
are pulled out. w hen the seed is ripe
enough the crop Is cut at the root, and laiC
in smell punches across the ridges, where il
remains two or three days t. dry. 1t j.
then drawn to the barn and threshed witt
an ordinary threshing machine, and cleaned
with tanning mill. From two to tire,
tons are threshed and cleaned in a day
is afterwards spread and dried, and has al
extra cleaning for market 4 good crol
from French stock is 500 pounds to an acre
His crop OF all seeds is always cor tractet
before planting, so that he knows just how
much to plant, and where to put it whel
harvested. There is no safety Of doiu.
otherwise in seed growing. The contrac
price is twenty cent pound or $500 a ton
Onions.
The seed is sown in drills two feet apart
and quite thick IN the drill on rich ground
top-dTessed with fine manure after blowing
The onions should be ripe in August, whel
they are pulled and thoroughly cured on tn
ground. They are set out IN rows three en-
a half feet apart, and nearly touching eac
other in the row, from the 10Th of Octobe
to the 10Th Of November. After setting.
furrOw is turned rom each side on to til
rwos with a small plow, leaving the ohio
in the ridge. II takes about 100 bushels {
set an acre. TIE White Globe and Danver
being more tender varieties than the Others
are not set till -pring. They are kept unde
cover until frozen hard, when they are pu
IN barrels ana kept frozen during the win
ter If allow ed to thaw out before spriuz
it damages em very much. II the freezin.
and thawing Is repeated, it spoils them On
tirely. TIE yield is from 400 to COO pound.
and the price from IS cents to $3.50 pDuuC
LETTUCE.
Fifteen acres Of lettuce in the blow. stand
ing over two feet high, in rows two and
half feet apart, and straight as a IN
across the field, is not common sight, bu
one that can be seen every year on Mr.. HAY
wards farm. The ground for this crop
prepared as carly as 1t will work well in til
spring. The seed is sown on ridges, an
the plants thinned when they have attaine
suitable SIZE, from three to twelve inches
the rows, according to habit of growth
The yield, If anything, l. from 300 to 40
pounds, which sells for rs cents. But tn
is a ticklish crop, ard one which causes Il
the grower great deal OF anxiety IL
one of those . doubtful things = that a.
mighty uncertain" Itmay promise a splel
did crop until a few days before cutting tim
and then blight. and not give pound
seed. The indications OF blight are fir
seen in the leaves next to the ground, whiC
turn black. When this comes. hore zoe
There no remedy. The varieties now groy
ing are Early Curled SilesiaD, Boston Cur
Frankfort, Ferry's Prize Head, Victor
Cabbage, and Drumbesd.
CABBAGE.
The seed for plants is sown from the l
to the Goth of July, and set out in abol
four weeks. These may be grown on grour
from which some of the more early maturlr
crops have b en- taken. With clbbage. ,
with the eets and onions, it is an object
get small but healthy growth large on
would be altogether too bulky. They a
taken up in tie fall and put in trench
oss the field, in which they are to be s
in the spring. a light covering of DIRT
given them. ID the spring they are s.
eighteen inches apart in rows three and;
bali feet from each other. The whole ca
bage is put out, being set in the ground |