The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-05-13
The Proper Time to Plant Seeds.

is uluch ignorance about the time to
plant various kinds Of garden and flow.
er seeds. A want OF kno.lcdge in
this respect is Il source Of great loss
every year, No beginner or new hand
can be expected to know much in this
way unless guided by those who have
learned from practical experience.
Sumo persons who ought to know
better will plant melon or cucumber
seeds at the same time they do onion
Or parsnip. Nov, unless the latter
are put into the ground early, it is bet
ter not to do i, at all Indeed, it is
very uncertain if parsnip seeds will
come cut OF the ground the first year
unless pu, in when the ground is cool
and moist Lettuce should be sown
! very eary, though pat in even III
summer time, Tie seed will grow, pro-
viled there is no drying out, Beets
| viii do we'll if sowu early, as we'll as
rad'snes OF all kinds. and peas, aspara.
gus, &C., cucumbers, squasbes, melous,
tomatoes, peppers, cgs plants. linn.
beans aud d few others. are sure to rol
ii put Into the e :ound before it is re Il
y warm. Such time does not come
some years IN Minnesota before the
month OF Jane.-L. II. Er,l, IN Pi.
oueer-Press
GRADE UP.-Farmers, grade up
your stock; if you do not feel able 70
buy a"d breed Thoroughbred stock
breed your common stock this sprin.
to none but thoroughbred males. Sc
cure the services Of some of the thor
oushbreds OF your aeiyhbors, or pro.
cure one Of your own and some reiia.
ole breeder, and when once you have a
lot Of grade stock-e!ther c.,,le:
horses, hogs or sheep-you will never
raise scrubs again, for farmers raise
stock for the purpose Of making the
mos: money on, OF their tarus by feed.
ing their crops rather than Sci! the
grain and hay to dealers; then the kind
OF stock that will mature the quickest
and grow the largest is the most pro
fitable fer meat, and it is now no long.
er question, bu. settled fact, that
the grades OF our common stock cross
ed with 1horoughbreds are more pro.
fitable to Western farmers than raising
scrubs. while the first cost Of grading
up is small, compared to the actual
profits in dollars and cents. Too
many farmers just here are penny wise
and pound foolish; because they can.
not get fac thoroughbred mules as
cheap as common stock they don't like
TO make start-to make the first out
lay-but the world moves, and our
stock must improve with everything
e|Se.-Western Agriculturist.
PorAToEs rAur Bugs DON'T Eat
1t may not b. generally known that
sweet potatoes are not relished by the
Colorado bugs Hence it would be
we'll to plant more Of them, aud les.
Of the common potatoes. This ha.
been the case in our grounds at least
The voraclous pests have never injured
any variety Of sweet potatoes in ou1
grounds. A few hundred hills will dc
a family of common size a long while
in the fall.
There is, however. one thing abou
the culturc or use of sweet potatoes il
our state that few people seem to un
derstand. It seems to be the genera
practice to leave sweet potatoes in th'
ground too late. They should be du;
aud eaten as soon as large enough, ane
before cold weather. If people woul,
adopt this plan there would not be St
much complaint about the quality o
sweet potatoes grown in this latitude
Il. N Ford ia Pioneer Press.