The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-12

DeLand, VOlusia County, Florida,

clearing up, and often much damage
Is done to growing plants by the fall
Ing trees. 1t these are not enough
reasons, there are some weightier
ones. The trees and large limbs are
liable to iall on you when at work,
and tall, dry trees are more liable to
attract lightning than green ones.
Then you need all the trees that will
split for rails, for you must make
high fences with scarcely an airhole
between, lest the lank stock that are
allowed to trespass upon our grounds
break through and steal. May we
soon learn that our present "tence
law" is nsGIa1na IN Sc. Then you barn
your timber that is not wanted, and
you have the ashes for manure, which
our sandy soils very much need; all
this should be done in the winter so
you can have the ground ready tor
crop OF COW peas in March; these
should be turned under when they
are about to bloom, which will be in
May then plant again, and you can
turn under last OF July OF first OF
August, and then there is time to
turn under another crop, which
should be done in order TO get the
ground in the best condition. In the
mean time you could put i'll several
acres OF sweet potatoes in June, and
they would be ready to dig in No
vember. They are the only crop,
with the exception of COW peas, that
can be proftably raised on new land.
Now you are ready to commence on
the vegetable garden. Ii you scatter
salt broadcast, from three to four
bushels to the acre your vegetables
will be better, and the worms scarce.
We should not advise this near the
salt water or where there is much sa-
linous matter or chlorine in any form;
in such places lime could take the
place OF salt, aua S~k~A- y a-N-S r,~-sse,&se
Indeed most .of our lands would be
benefited with an application of lime
with other fertilizers. Now, the
three mar ures are required; brains,
implements, plant TODD; nave an
abundance OF these or you cannot
succeed, aim to have your land In the
best possible condition before your
seeds are put in, and the seed Is no
small item; it is better to pay well
for good seed than TO have any 9TH
er tor the asking. We have seen
none better for the south than Lan>
dreth's and think all that use his will
be satisfied with the result. We
should not advise planting all kinds
of vegetables the first year; try those
| that succeed the best, which are the
following: Lima beans, the best Of
all beans and sure success here; we
plaut them around poles, tied at the
top, wigwam fashion. Next comes
the eggplant, which is most deli
cious vegetable and much sought for
in the New York and Philadelphia
markets; it is at home in the south,
it's broad leaves protect the roots from
the sun, and if the fruit is picked as
soon as fit, it will continue to beal
until the frost kills it. The seed is
sown in boxes and cultivated same as
the tomato, and has always been a
success with US. The keeping quail
ties of these two vegetables are very
much in their favor, and | hope to see
them more extensively cultivated In
the future. Turnips and Irish pota>
toes may be planted in November,
aud cabbage set out, which should
be sown in boxes or beds in August
OF first OF September. Caulif1ower
will not succeed well except on rich
bottom lands. Snap beans, the Ref.
ugee, hundred to one is the best,
make a paying crop when all things
are favorable, and may be tried as
an experiment the first year of plant
ing; the mode OF culture is so we'll
known that reptition OF it is unne.
cessary. With a cassava mill near
that vegetable it would be much
more cultivated than it is at present,
and we think would be made very
profitable, as it is very easily raised
Arrowroot and ginger are also among
our "sure things" and should be
more extensively planted. We have
never heard of much success with the
muskmelon here, but the watermelon
loves nothing better than to bask in a
semi tropical sun; it reaches its maxi