The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-03-28

tnAs secuon. but as experience teaches much can
be dene and the most observant. active and
energetic will be the most successful. In push
| ing forward the grewth of vegetables no better
| plan can be adopted than q system of constant
SURFING OF the soil-surface, manuring. watering
and mulching from ANYTHING like willing heat.
The quality of the manure win have much to do
with your success. If weIl-rotted and fertile
with the elements of plant food, it will make a
show in very few days where properly distrib-
uted and worked into the soil around the plants.
BEES AND GRAPEs.-It has been decided that
bees do not puncture the skin of grapes. and the
grape grower therefore, need have no fear of The
bees IN his vineyard; but they will give him
glucose grape sugar to eat if his ripe grapes
are bruised or pecked by the birds.
WHEN TO PLANT SEEDs.-It is useless 10 plant
seeds al the wrong time. If you don't know
when to plant, find out by ali means before you
plant Haphazard will not pay. Very many
failures in the garden can be traced 10 planting
all kinds of seeds al the same time. Ii Spring
has come, that Is enough. some think. plant the
garden, and in 60 ali the seeds-one-h halt. perhar,s
to make no return. In Work for the Month"
the Southern FsrD.er's -Hoaf5.y always furnishes
It's readers with this information
EARLY cultivation always hastens the progress
of vegetation, warns, mcllows and moistens the
soil. and keeps down the Young grass and weeds
which do mischief before the average farmer is
aware of it. He ihiaks they are too young 10
hurt much, when, in fact. if he VIII IF; a crust
of young crabgrass he will find the soil literally
massed with its vigorous roots
FARMERS HEALTH.-If The crop is not planted
there can be no harvest anI # llle farmer has no
health how can he plant The crop? Do YOU see
the point? Literally everything depends upon
the farmers health How important then, that
while he manfully performs his duty, he at the
same time, and at all hazards guards his precious
neutrality-suspicious. to wife, children and his coun.
try if not to himself
TOMATOES hot sun on 4 wet soil often
scalds the roots and DESTROYS the plants at every
stage of growth The chief remedy is proper
drainage. Not only must the under draining be
good, but the surface also. Little moisture and
power of good, rich compost from the stables
is what they want The plants may be trained
up and supported to great advantage, or they
may be pinched back and made stocky as they
should be, if necessary TO keep the fruit of the
ground.
MELoNs.-When the vines begin to run well
they may be trained about to cover the ground
above their roots, and this ought to be done for
two reasons: First, to prevent the hot sun from
too rapidly evaporating the moisture and baking
or crusting the soil about the hills; and second,
to shade and keep the grass seeds from germina-
ting where you can no longer get al them with
the hoe.
ONIONs.-Sheloats, leeks and garlic will grow
deep in the soil, and should have it drawn up to
them to bleach The stems but not so with onions
Now that they are large in growth, (wLen
planted in the FALL begin TO expose the bulbs
by gradually removing the soil, 50 that, when
fully grown they will be entirely above ground.
Don't give up the fight, but keep the gas out
to the close of The campaign
ARTICHoKEs-A few hills in rich, loose soil,
will yield all the family viii want for pickles,
but they yield so abudanily and with easy culd-
walton, that fields might Inc planted for the hogs.
They are a sustaining but not rich food for swine,
and come in place when the pinder and potato
patches have been exhausted in the Fall and
Winter.
PLAsTER.-Is is safe to give any and all the
field crops dressing of land plaster al any time,
but especially in the beginning OF the crop, when
II will DO most good
AMMoNIA--If the ammonia OF cotton seed is
cheaper than the sulphate bought in the market,
why not compost with the cotton seed and thus
obtain the supply Of ammonia? Three per cent
of ammonia s about what pertains 10 The higher
grades OF fertilizers.
LIME-It Is evident from the superior produc-
tive quality Of limestone lands that even un-
burnt lime IS 4 fertilizer though it does not and
cannot act quickly as the more cau=tic burnt,
or calcined article. Ground raw or unburnt
lime. therefore, may be used as permanent i'm
prover of the soil rather than for immediate
rapidiiy of growth. The caustic quality of the
calcined enables il to enter at once upon the
process Of decomposing vegetable matter, and
hence lis superiority for immediate use.
THE character OF the food will affect the quail
ity of the manure even more than the character
OF the animal A diet Of corn, fodder and straw
for instance, can yield only poor manure, be-
cause these foods contain very little nitrogen or
phosphates
SAVOY CABBAGE--Where caulifower is diff
cult or does not grow, the savoy cabbage is
recommended as substitute The savoy ma
lures well in our climate and the cauliaower is
very sensitive 10 our Summer heat But we do
not need the caulihower and cultivate it only
for variety-not that some do not prefer its more
delicate flavor but we have never been able to
prefer it to any species of the cabbage This
may not be creditable to good taste-but then
taste, you know, is as uncertain as the cauIi-
flower. III
BRowS ORANGEs.-The brown and rusty OF
anges generally much smaller than their
more brightly clothed relatives, and rate lower
In the market but we notice that they keep
well, and very compacently wait until their rich
relations are all gone to the popular resorts and
then they cut "quite" a caper in the market,
often doubling the price of " stock" in a very
few days. IF
HEssIAN FLY--Prof Riley thinks the heat and
drought OF last Summer cut of the crop Of this
pest for several years to come II is a loss no
one will regret, and il is to be hoped that the
professor is not mistaken. We thought hot
weather was favorable to all kinds Of flies
YOUSG CHICKs.-Don't keep the little downy
chicks, trembling and cold, in a shaded coop,
when there is plenty of warm Iife-giving sum
shine without Turn them out when the dew
is of, and as . precaution against rain and deep
ground, cover and floor the coops. You viii
find this great advantage in raising fowls
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