Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1882-05-04
Carrots. Caultfiowers and Celery.

CARROTS. The carrot 10 ore OF the most
healthful and nutritious of our garden
roots. and deserves to be much more ex.
tensively used for culinary purposes. We
think their neglect for this purpose
grows out Of want of familiarity with the
finer varieties, and we urge our readers to
give some Of the early table sorts q trial,
As an agricultural root the carrot is not snr.
pissed for feeding horses and mich COWS.
and every farmer should plant a few fol-
this purpose D. NJ. Ferry & %. say the
carrot succeeds best on light, sandy loan.
made rich by manuring the previous year.
In freshly MANFRED land the roots often
grow prolonged and ill-shaped. 1t is bet
ter to SOW as early In the spring as the
ground can be made ready. But If plant.
ing is ne cessarily delayed until late in the
season, soa the seed twenty four hours in
tepid water, dry by mixing in sifted ashes
OF plaster, and SOW on freshly prepared SOIL
The Early Scarlet Horn is recommended as
the best early variety. 1t is shorter than
most of.the other sorta, and the root termi-
mates abruptly; giving it blunt appear
ance; flesh, deep orange color, fine grained,
and aereably favored; top, small. tits best
for table use, and will grow we'll on shallow
soil. Sow SIX inches apart in fourteen. ncb
drills. The lalge white Belgian is raised
extensively foI stock. 1t grows one.third
cut OF the ground; root, pure white, green
above ground, with small top. 1t will grow
to very large size on light, rich soil, and
Is very easily gathered. The flesh is rather
coarse.
CAULFLowERs.-T This delicate vegetable
is little known outside of our large cities;
for while it is one of the most delicious of
vegetables, success in cultivating it in this
1v{p 10 kas, A.
| bring it to perfection, cool. moist atmos-
phere, and if this condition occurs when
the plant is about to head, fine, large heads
will result, while, as is often the case, If
the air is hot and dry failure will result in
spite of the efforts of the gardener. Fol-
the spring or summer crop, SOW the early
| variety.
CELERY, Celery is. one Of the most popu.
Lar salad plants nsed in this county. Suc-
| Gee dswell throughout the northern and mid
die states, and, in the vicinity of our large CT
| ties, is produced Of remarkable size and
excellence.
D. NJ. Ferry & Company says Of its Quilt
yation: For the principal crop, SOW early
in spring, very shallow, in seed. bed, and
when the plants are about six inches high
transplant them six inches apart, into
trenches for blanching. Dig the trenches
| four feet apart, a foot wide, and ten inches
deep. Fill in five or six inches of we'll rot
ted manure, and mix it thoroughly, half a
spade deep, with the earth at the b ottom.
The tops and roots of the plants should be
shortened, and the suckers pinched off be.
fore they are set. Earth up to blench,
three or four times during their growth,
taking care that no earth falls in the center
of the plants. A slight sprinkling of salt
applied to the surface of the soil, Just after
the earshing up, is decidedly beneficial to
/ this crop. The seed is slow to come up,
and the plant is greatly improved by supe-
rior cultivation.
Before the freezing up of the ground
the most Of the crop should be taken up,
retaining the roots and the soil adhering,
| and removed to the cellar, where they
should be packed in earth or sand, without
covering the ends of the leaves. A portion
may be allowed to remain in the ground,
but they must be protected from wet wealth
er by boards. in the form of roof. Cele-
ry may be taken up for use any time dur.
ing the winter. when tine weather will per-
NIT.