The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-07-10
AGRICULTURE.

CELERY CULTURE.-The culture Is
somewhat as follows: Obtain good
seed grown from selected plarts of SOL
III, stout, stocky growth; ; then blow out
all but the heaviest seed. Sow these
''pedigree seeds" early OH thoroughly
fine, moist soil, in rows foot or more
apart, one inch wide in the row, less
than dozen seeds to the square inch {;
cover very slightly with fine siftcd soil.
Press hard by Peter Ienderson's me-
thOd Of treading upon every part of the
row, or some equivalent tirming. Then
shade with a very light spread of clean
rye straw, which should be removed rs
the seeds begin to sprout. Unless the
ground is very rich, water every week
or so with diluted guano water, contain
Ing q trace Of salt. When the plants
are four inches up shear them half of
and DO so once or more thereafter, rs
the tendency to grow tall at the expense
Of stoutness increases. Transplanting
may be dispensed with, when plants
are grown by this method. Never ex-
pcct good celery from small, spindling
plants. Select the best for setting, and
carefully throw the rest away. Don't
give them to anybody to waste their
hopes and energies upon. In moist,
rich land plow trench rs deep rs you
ure from the Cow-stable as you would
for any other crop, dig or plow until
thoroughly mixed with the soil, when
the trench will be nearly full, then set
plants of equal size six to eight inches
apart, in Il straight row, and so on.
Keep the weeds down, the ground mol
low. and let or make the celery grow
according to the season. DON'T let it's
uncertainties peril your crop, if water,
teams and barrels are to be had. Near
ly all celery Is injured and great deal
spoiled by premature earthing up; the
finest stock spindled, piped and ruined
just rs it begins to grow. This tight
lacing of tho infant celery prccludes
tho possibility of right development
afterwards.
RooTs FOR Cows.-Roots are being
raised largely for milch COWS, and the
size and quality that Is most desirable
is question of much Importance. The
Rural New Yorker thinks the practical
dairyman will give preference to the
form of root most nearly approaching
the globular, free from side roots and
with tap root as little tlcshy as posi-
bic. In support Of this belief it says
-'Farmcrs cannot wash their roots be-
fore feeding, yet they are all sensible of
tho evil of feeding them mixed with the
earth which adheres to the fine flbres
and branching prongs. If no other
reasons were to be given, it is sufficient
that great injury from wear is inflicted
upon the teeth of animals that must
chew up an ounce Of sand with every
pound Of root. The attention of seeds
men has been thoroughly awakened to
the existence of this opinion among
practical herdsmen, and most of the
new and improved sorts now offered
are the globular form. AS between
the mangolds and sugar bccts we think
form VIII carry the day. But ii from
the sugar beet Il variety can be produc-
ed which will have, with Il globular
form, an excess of nutrient matter, then
the preference will naturally vibrate in
that direction. In the matter Of size,
there can be little doubt that immense
put watery roots arc getting out Of
favor with men of experience. One of
the great objections to roots is the
amount OF frost-proof storage room
they require. The larger they grow
the more room they occupy in propor-
tion to their feeding value, and the
more likely to be hurt by slight frost
Ing, both before harvesting and after
being stored. y firm, heavy bulb, Of
medium size, with small neck, top and
tap root, and rs near to no side roots or
tlbrcs as possible, is what Is needed.
advise our readers to select from the
lists of the seedsmen the roots of this
class, testing various strains, and select
Ing those that best suit their soil and
their judgment"