The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-16
Garden Hints.

II WICK q MagaZine
| An experience Of more than a quarter Of
century in garden management has taught md
Y some things which should have found il profit
abs to have known as beginner, and in the
hope of helping others win refer to some points
of Importance.
All auick-maturing crops require much richer
soil and better cultivation than those that are
/ longer In maturing. Late peas, like Champion Of
England or marrowfat win yield proatable crop
on moderately rich land without manure, but the
kinds that mature early in May mnst be fur.
nished an abundance Of plantfooa in such q
form as to be at once available. The same 10
true of most, if not all crops; the shorter the
time in which they mature, the better chances
they should have
In all crops that come up thick and require ts
be thinned, every days neglect after the plants
are large enough to be thinned, reduces the yield
of the crop. Beets, carrots, radishes, lettuces
parsnips, and all such crops should be thinnej aS
| soon as you can get hold of them with thumbs
and finger In planting early potatoes some
days may be gained by cutting the seed and
spreading it in a warm room until 1t callouseS
and the buds begin to start. and to avoid danger
of freezing the seed should be crowded down into
the bottom of the furrow by stepping on it, and
covered with two inches Of partly rotted manure
before the earth is put on. Planted in this way
mercury may fall to ten degrees for o singl9
night without injuring them.
Farm Notes.
A farmer in New Hampshire has been fneds
for cruelty in not providing shelter for hts eattA
during the late cold weather.
American Cultivator: A little whole grains
scattered among straw win make poultry scratcfH
for what they get and conduce to their heaithfub
ness
Orange County Farmer Farmers do toos
much guessing in their business; trust too mucfE
to chance, luck and the moon. and do too littld
close figuring.
A writer in the Rural New Yorker says: Horse--
M ar bo m adj tn do Int in has
ways after they have outlived their usefulness
on the animals hoofs. For instance, whom dis
cover fence-post which has split, draw it up
with chain and stout stick, and nail an old
shoe on to hold it together.
T. D. Curtis, Of Syracuse, says there are &c..
900 cows in the United States The money
value OF their yearly product Is 81, 000 600 COO
and the total cost of the land and plant necesl
sary for their support $500, eeo, 600 Last yeas
60, 600, 900 pounds of imitation butter were sold
from capital Of $2,oo0,ooo This is hurting the
dairy interests
A successful dairyman In Illinois says that hs
is now feeding heard Of 100 cows, and that
none of them get pound of hay. He feeds al
together on corn fodder, cut when in blossom.
then bound and set up till cured. He harvessa
about seven tons of this feed from one acre, anG
maintains that it is far preferable to hay o. otheA
| rough food
Mrs. L. Harrison, in the Indiana Farn,ers
states that honey made from apple blossoms ii
Is light, but of delicate flavor. White cloves
honey light, with the comb delicate; that from
linden or Eastwood is light brown. and rich irs
vegetable oil; golden rod produces thick, golden4
colored honey. Each source apparently gives
the honey obtained from itsome particular chaxS
acteristic.
Is anything gained by transplanting9 On this
point Mr.. Joseph Harris, in the american GAR
den, states that every one may EASILY notice how
rapidly tomatoes grow when not transplanted.
and he thinks the practice of transplanting detrir
mental. In q test he found cabbages left in the
row headed we'll as those which were trans
planted. The largest and best celery he grew
WAS not transplanted, and some gardeners are be.
ginning to abandon the practice.
In Italy an extensive business is carried on In
drying tomatoes. They are dried in preferences
to being canned. The tomatoes are allowed to-
remain on the vines until they are quite ripe.
when they picked and pressed into baga
made Of coarse cloth, which allows the pulp to-
pass through while the seeds and skins are re-
tanned. The pulp is then spread out thnly ON
cloth, boards or shallow dishes, and exposed in
the sun to dry. When it has become quite dry
II is broken up fine, or ground and put into boxes
or bags. and sent to market 1t is largely used
in soups, but much Of it is employed az we do
tomatoes preserved in tins or other cans WheH
used 1t is soaked for a few hours in warm watert
and then cooked in the ordinary manner