Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1881-04-07
AGRICULTURAL.
Forcing Early Vegetables.


As it is the early bird which secures
the worm, on, truckers vie with each
other in tho effort to b. first in mar.
ket. Owiag 10 competition OF late
years from the sunny South, the peo-
pe often get surieit OF garden stuff
befors our earliest gets into market,
bat taking 1t on the average, those
who succeed in getting their produce
into market ear Y secure the cream,
leaving the scim milk to those who
como later. Tue management OF hot
beds, demand great deal Of labor
time and attention; constant care and
watchfulness helng the price OF sue
cess. Your readers who know moth"
ing of the care of ho'-bedS need not
enyy MS much, AZ We are obliged to
sreud four months oe the year among
them.
PprAaps description Of our meth
cd of forcing early Vegetables will b-
CT Interest TO some of your r'a iers.
We usually ttgln sowing t"'n"'oes
and cabbage auout the l6 h OF tr0rn
ary. ,gs plants several " eks later
In making tue seed bed d. out PIT
tnr-e fee, deep, a, long AS needed, and
az vide MS the length OF the sash, MI
the bottom at the pit with several
inches of leaves OF curnslAlkS Guns IA
yurs fermentation. An enables The
bed to hulI It's heat longer) MI l."
within a foot OF the top Of the Ir"'ne
With untrrmenled horse iuahnle. 1ne
frame should he several inches higher
on the north slie Of th- bed tnan on
the SOUTH side, III order TO get the tuli
benefit of the sun. Unou the manure
place about three inches OF rich loan.
AS soon as the fierce eat OF the bed
Masses oft, Which will usually b. IN
ionr or five days, SOW IN drills ons
inch deep aud tour inches apart, pres
sing the earth sl'ghiy about the steu
with the han!
After the plants are AN inch or more
in height give air o" warm days; tins
prevents luem nom growing weak ana
sp!ndhns; too much cod AT, ho"eve'
snOud not be admitted to the Young
plants, or h-y ~ll d'mp oft Cab
Lagrs do not need much mann'" nn
der them; sometimes they do ~ ~ II
IL 4 cold frame AS ~ tot Del 'h'N
9ermlllAte al muca iow-i ten! Ia
ture ,tan+gs plants or to halora They
should havr t'ert OF ar III ORDER TO
make them lous b and S'oc%y; Trans
plant to the open ti-ll the last OF
March, ttllrt tie pants down 10 the
first l,at. Iomalo-s should be tlahs.
planted to n cod frame when about
five inches IN hel ,ht, ssttlnS them
about four inches apart each way.
Egg pants require hot manure under
The transpIan'lng bed, and should be
set FIVE inches apart.
After llan-lIanllng, (whish snonld
be done on mlld day tie last OF
March or first OF Apui) shade the
glass slightly for several days to pro-
tect the plants from the scaIdlug sun
Th. ul,u,e >ponI,i then b. forced unIl,
time for removal To the heri, the ear
" part OF Nav for 10 na'oes and the
latter part OF tue month Tor egg
plants Inr leaves OF growing ? laut,
should he frequently llnch"d o"ck to-
admit lghl and an, ana to Cause side
shoots to pat ""t thus making strong
er and 4ar,i-r plants. Frequent ,lIr.
ring OF he soiI b-ta cen h. pIa"ts, and
Watering O c.>lunaIlv With IIqnld ma
uure or suano Water greatly heI ps
their growth; they should b" Wei bar
dened before setting out, aud 1t Is Use
less to set out egg plants until warm
weather, tot being IA tropical plant 1t
is very sensitive to cold. have
known them to stand slilI for weeks,
shed their leaves and many of them
perish.
In taking up for settling out in the
fields run manure fork under them
and place them DIRT and all in the
bottom of the cart or wagon; and set
IN the freshly manu,eh hills; the Gus
tom h-r is to manlre aud plant
Aame dav, choosing time after ram
or 10 king IA season during DIR, time
bv mourning water around them after
planting; the bid II DRY should he
ihorouoblv ,,rrrcttd With wafer be-