News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-05-11
FARM AND GARDEN,
IN THE VEGETABLE GARDEN

the quantity of seed required to plant
given space. In general way, it may
be said that one ounce of asparagus
seed will produce 1000 plants, and re-
quires for sowing a bed of say twelve
feet square. Large pole beans require
about one quart of seed for 100 hills,
while the same amount of small beans
will plant about 300 hills. One ounce
OF beet seed is allowed to 100 feet of
row. One ounce of cabbage seed ought
to produce $500 plants. The same
amount OF carrot seed plants $50 feet of
row. One ounce of celery gives 700
plants. One ounce CT cucumber seed
Is employed for $50 hills. AS many as
1000 plants will spring from an ounce
OF lettuce, and an equal weight of to-
mato seed produces $500 plants. Up.
ward of 100 hills of muskmelon may be
planted with an ounce of seed, which
amount in watermelon will give only
about so hills. One ounce of onion
seed will plant 200 feet of row. In SOW
ing vegetable seed it should be borne in
mind that small seeds require but
slight covering of finely pulverized soil,
while large seeds call for much deeper
one.
Radishes should be sown small bed
alta time, at intervals of ten or twelve
days, for succession, as long rs these
are wanted. The soil must be light,
mellow and well pulverized for best re-
suits. Do not apply fresh manure at
the time of sowing, as this will destroy
the quality of the roots. Sow in drills
about one foot apart and thin the plants
to three inches. AS radishes quickly
become corky and tough, only few at
time should be sown, SO as to insure
fresh supplies of crisp ones. The tur-
nip, rooted and olive-shaped radishes are
considered preferable for sowing in
summer. One ounce of radish seed is
is required for 100 feet of row.
Farmers of the North who are ambi-
tious for early vegetables force plants
in hot-beds and cold frames so as to
have these ready as soon as the ground
is in fit condition to receive them. Let
tuce sown under glass during February
is transplanted in April to well-prepared
beds in garden or field. The soil for
field lettuce must be rich and finely
pulverized to insure good results.
Early paintings are best made on light
sandy soil, well fertilized later plant
ings do better on a strong, deep loan,
somewhat moist, and we'll dressed with
fine manure. Farmers who grow only
small crops for home use, and who have
not taken advantage of hot-beds for
forcing plants, can SOW a few rows of
seed at intervals of fortnight until the
end of May in the open ground. This
secures succession of this luxury. Sow
in beds of finely pulverized soil and
cover the seed lightly. When required
for cutting young the seed can be sown
thickly, either broadcast or in drills,
but to have fine heads it should be
sown sparingly in rows and thlnned out
at distance of one foot apart. One
ounce of seed will produce about $50
hills. An excellent variety for general
use is the black-seeded Tennis Ball, q
tender kind. A lettuce largely grown
by market gardeners in the vicinity OF
New York-very early, and adapted for
forcing-is the Early Curled Simpson
another leading sort is Paris Green Cos.
EARLY AND LATE CARRIAGES.
When very early cabbages are in re-
quest, New York gardeners SOW in the
fall and transplant the plants to cold
frames, where they are wintered. In
April these plants are set in the open
ground about two feet apart each way.
Cabbage plants ought always to be
transplanted in moist weather, and
when practicable, the plants shodld be
shaded for two or three dyos.
If it is desired to economic space,
lettuce or radish seed may be sown be-
tween the rows, as these will be out of
the way before the cabbages require the
room.
For late or winter crops cabbage seed
can be sown during the month of May
and the plants set out, as a second crop
in July, following early potatoes, peas
or the like. in this case it is advised to
set far enough apart to cultivate with a
horse and cultivator. To prevent the
fly attacking the young plants, sift air.
slaked lime over the latter as soon as
these appear above ground.
The soil for cabbage should be rich,
heavy loan with good drainage excel
lent crops may be grown on soil of this
nature when an abundance of stable
manure is applied. Lime and bone-dust
make excellent fertilizers for this crop,
if sown and narrowed in lightly before
the plants are set out.
Among leading early sorts the Early
York and Early Wakefield take the lead;
Little Pixie, noted for its fine flavor, is
also early. Early Winningstadt, while
later than the kinds mentioned, is rec
commended as a particularly excellent
variety. Drumm0nd Savoy is an ex-
cellent cabbage for family use. Early
Flat Dwarf is good sort of dwarf cab
bage. Numbered with excellent late
varieties may be mentioned Large Ber-
gen, Large Late Drumhead and Large
Flat Dutch. For the main crop the
sorts often selected are Late Drum
head, Silver-leaf Drumhead and Large
Flat Dutch. A good kind for picking
is the Red Dutch.