The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-14

the Rostiezer, for early summer; four,
the Bartlett; FIVE, the Buerre Bose; six,
the Glout Moroccan, for winter Phese
six varieties we should select for gar
den planting in preference to all others.
As regards winter pears, we have no
good varieties that. will keep well later
than Christmas. The winter Nelis is a
nice little winter pear; but with us 1t
rlpens in the cold weather, and does not
keep as well as the Glout Moroccan,
which is larger and better frHt.-P0pu-
lar Science Nel0s.
Few esculents are more nutritious,
healthful, palatable and more easily
grown than asparagus, and yet how few
there are whp take the trouble to pro-
vide a bed of it for family use. The
Massachusetts, PtOughmdn in an article
on this subject says: Few vegetables
that are grown are so easily cared for,
or will bear neglect so well when once
well established: but to have asparagus
of first quality it is necessary to keen 1t
well cultivated, as well as highly ma
nured Many who have small bed for
their own use dig the ground over early
in the spring and then let the crop take
its chance the remainder of the season,
thus permitting the grass and weeds 10
so overrun the crop as to not only
checkits growth, but TO greatly increase
the labor of digging the ground over
The next spring, making it really more
work than the digging up and keeping
the land clean during the entire season;
for when .once the grass and the weed
seeds are all cleared out of bed, the
work of keeping them out is very easily
done. Well dug over in the spring and
twice during the summer will keep the
ground clean of weeds when once the
weeds and grass have been fully con-
quered. When the cutting season is
over the crop covers the ground so COM
pletely that weeds have but little chance
to grow, but to make sure that no weeds
riren their seed it is well enough to go
through the bed the first of September
and pull and carry of any weeds that
may be found.-E1.
Strawberry plants may be set out be-
tween now and the end of May just as
soon as the soil is dry enough for work
irg. The ground should be prepared
the same as for ether crops; if not al
ready rich. make it SO by manurIng.
Vegetable manure (muck, rotten turf,
wood soil, wood ashes, etc.. } is the be t.
Bone dust is excellent. The more the
ground is enriched, the larger and more
abundant the fruit. Cultivate deeply
and keep the ground nell wv, light, and
clean. Avoid the shade of trees. Set
in three feet rows, fifteen inches apart
i'll row for field culture. In ga den cul
ture let the rows be two feet apart, the
plants standing one foot apart,
in the row.
There are pistiIlate varieties that will
not bear alone, but must be fertilized
by staminate kinds growing near them.
There is no reason for the prejudice
against piStiilate varieties unless one in
tends to raise but one kind. Some of
The pistillate are among the most abun-
dant bearers in existence and all they
need is some perfect-flowe:ed variety
growing in the same garden or field with
them. All strawberries do better Ii
grown near each other. By near l do
not mean in alternate rows, but in al
Iernate beds, and suffice ntly far away
to keep each kind distinct and free from
mixture. The best cultivation gives the
highest quality of fruit. A deep, rich
soil, clean culture and an abundant sup
ply OF water during the filling OF the
berry arc necessary TO produce the best
fruit, in old or new beds. 1t is impossi-
OAO W VI any wv Vi thANOf Va Vi
any half-dozen or dozen. these are the
best and should have the preference of
all others. The value of many yarie-
ties depends upon The locality where
they are raiSed-sojl, climate, and the
particular market where they arc dis
Oose1 OF determining, in some measure.
their worth. Consult with a succeSs.d.
local grower and obtain the benefit OF
his experience.
To soe extent, every strawberry
grower must test varieties for himself,
Dat the fruits now in cultivation are all
So good, and the information in regard
10 them SO full, that there is little dan
ger of obtaining any that is really
worthless. Those who watch with
anxiety the advent of every new sort of
straw berry that is sent out in these
days when they come almost BY dozens
every season, with the hope of finding
one that will be near their standard OF
perfection, whatever that may be, are in
d niger of losing sight of the fact that
the quality OF a strawberry depends
largely upon the manner in which II
has been raised. The Sharpless and
Bidweil varieties are most largely plant
ed by eastern growers. PIHch or cut off
all the runners to.induce growth of fruit
crowns but if the white grub attacks
the roots, let the plants run to repair
the ravages. Plants set out this spring
will not pear fruit until next year. The
most profitable plan is to defer plant
ing until the middle of July or the first
part of August next, and then to set
out layer or pot plants. The ground
can. be utilized for a summer crop of
potatoes, peas, lettuce, radishes, etc,
b.. hot BOD r4ln 10
coed best, because the strawberry is
plant always difficult TO transplant.