The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-04-05
for the farmer.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLE
RAsPRERRIEs

Black raspberries may be planted either in
tnmn or early spring, using only tips Of the falls
| growth, planting no deeper than they grow;
and If set IN autumn cover well tiii spring.
aud where plants are not too expensive, il is
| better TO plant two In hill, or very near,
| 10 secure stand. The same is true Of red rssp-
berry and blackberry plants.
Cultivate WELL as for corn. In the spring the
canes should be shortened to sbout two and a
/ half feet This, and all trimming of raspber-
ries and blackberry plants is rapidly done by
! the use of eorn-knife. The growing canes
should be shortened or stopped at y to } feet,
and another clipping given the aftergrowth, al
so to the side branches. The trimming is not
absolutely necessary, but will be found 10 pay
in the increased size and quality of the fruit.
RED RAsPBERRIEs
may be planted rs closely as feet in the row to
advantage, or If to 3 feet they will close up
the row in the second year. Cultivate for
corn, and scatter manure along the rows and
among the plants in the fall. The second year
and each year afterwards, the growing canes
should be slashed of at to ~ feet high-one
! trimming sufflcient-and in ease trim any
raspberries blsckberres later than the first Of
August.
NCsKMELoSs.
Mnsk melons thrive best in light, enriched
soil Plant early in May when danger of frost
| is over, and the ground has become moist and
dry, in hills feet apart each way. Previous to
sowing the seed mix . few shovelfus of we'll
rotted manure in each hill, and plant twelve to
fifteen seeds; after all danger of the bugs is over
thin out to three plants per hill. When about
| one foot long, pinch of the tips TO make them
branch. as it strengthens the growth of the
| vines, and makes the fruit mature earlier. When
the ground is heavy, dig holes three or four feet
| in diameter and eighteen inches deep; fill these
| with a compost of well rotted manure mixed
with rich light soil and sand; raise the hill
above the level BE careful not to plant pump
kins or squashes near them, as they will n.y.
| bridiZe.
deep green, sweet and richly perfumed; early,
| and delicious. Sills Hybrid. medium size with
salmon-colored flesh; early, productive, and
very sweet; of the very best. Cassidy, one
of the largest and best; shape oblong, skin net
ted, flesh yellowish green, very sweet aud deli
cious flavor. Wards Nectar, a green -heshed va
| riety of line quality, being exceedingly sweet,
| rich, delicious. Orange Christina, very early,
excellent sort; green with yellow flesh. Bay
\ View, n new green fieshed variety of large size
| any superior quality. Surprise, very tine new
variety, flesh salmon colored and of excellent fla
vOr. Jenny Lind, very early kind, of small
size but delicious favor. White Japan, size me-
diumand nearly round; skin cream white and
Yellow Cantaloupe, flesh reddish orange, sweet,
and Of good flavor; an early and productive va
rety. Large Yellow, or Mango Melon, used in
4 the green state for Manages" Green Citron,
fruit medium size, deeply netted, shape nearly
rounded, flesh green, and of rich, delicious fla
vor. Nutmeg, fruit nutmeg shape, skin deep
green, finely netted, flesh greenish yellow, rich
and sugary.
sQCAsHEs.
The value of the squash among edible veseta-
| blcs is so generally recognized thar il is unne-
cessary TO speak of it at length. The Hubbard
| is among the best known standard varieties and
considered by many as the best table squash
known, good specimens being nearly equal in
| quality to sweet potato. Early White bush
seallop, or White Patty Pan, is earliest in
| turity-the climbing of this Southern States.
| Both the summer and winter Crookneeks are ex-
cellent, the former being early and very prOiue-
tive; the latter with long and solid neck, is dry
and rich favored.
THE ONION
is largely grown as a field crop. The quantity
of onions raised in this county places it among
highly important crops. This vegetable thrives
best in a rather strong, deep, rich, loaIny soil,
and unlike most vegetables, succeeds we'll when
| cultivated on the same ground for successive
years. The proper way to raise it is to deeply
trench and manure the ground in the fall, and
La the soil up in ridges to soften during the
winter. As early in the spring as the ground is
] in working order commence operations, by lev
cling with a rake and tread it firmly; SOW thin
/ IL in drills abeut quarter of an inch deep and
| one foot apart; cover with fine soil and press
down with the back of spade OF light roller.
/ When the young plants are strong enough, thin
gradually, so that they stand three four
inches apart. Keep the surface of the ground
open and free from weeds by frequent hoeing,
taking care not TO stir the SOIL too deeply, or Ia
collect If abont the growing bnlbs