St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-10-09
VEGETABLE RAISING.
THE CULTIVATION CT FLOWERS
AND VEGETABLES.
TTimes-D Democrat.

Times Democrat.
A reporter, on visiting Monsieur
Victor Anseman, one of the most
prosperous gardeners in the city,
learned that he was the son of an
old gardener who came from France
to this country in 1882.
At an early age his father sent
him to Paris, being DESTROYS Of
educating him for profession. On
Victor's return from Paris he
searched in vain for occupation. In
1864 be determined to try his faith
er's vocation for a livelihood. Hav-
ing but 81 SO in money. his opera
tons were necessarily limited: but
his success soon justified the prr-
chase of the land which he now &C.
cupics, situated on Metarie Ridge,
near The old City Pnrk. abont two
and half miles from the French
Market. The first square he pur-
chased cost over $4,000, and he sool
after bought the square adjoining.
From this he has succeeded in
making an independent living. and
now cultlvates his garden with ease.
with the assistance of two hands
and two horses. His place is To-
Gated near a number of large dali
ries, from which he obtuins ample
supplies of manure. He successfully
proves that
FOUR CROPS YEAR
can he raised i'll this vicinity. In
his large experiments he has dem
onstrated that there is most money
i'll raising hotbed plants. celery,
dahlias and chrysanthemums.
His sales of dahli.s and chrysan-
th-lnums on All Saints Day soms-
times amount to $4,000. His sys-
tenn Of planting and cultivation are
somewhat as follows:
He applies well rotted COW ma
nure literally, plows his land twice
per year. the first time running his
burrows from three to five inches,
the second time from six to ten
inches deep.
HIS MANUEL FOR THE YEAR
is rs follows:
In January lie begins, with his
land we'll prepared by previous
working. aud sows beets, carrots.
turnips. leeks. bouquette, parsnips
mustard. lettuce, spinach, radis!.es
peas. chervil. cress, Irish potatoes.
egg plants. cabbage. and plants
caulitlower. cucum bers and toma-
toes in Eutbels.
Having carefully cultivated the
above named vecc' .bles, he COM
meuces the mont. of February by
planting beet-. and repeats the
sowing of the same vegetables as
above named. with the addition OF
endive. kohlrubi aud canteloupes.
The cucumbers. peas and cn5bages
he sows for the last time of the sea-
son. Aud ut the end Of the month
he plants corn and bush beans and
transplants into l:otbeds eggplants,
tomatoes. pepper and caulldower.
In the first part of March the lust
sowing of the season OF bee.s, car
rots and tnrnips takes place. He
then plants lettuce, radisles, rar-
sley, entiive, melons, cucnmbers,
corn. Irish potatoes, squash. beans
all for the general crop. At the
end of the month he sows, if the
weather permits. in tho open field. |
okra. He SAYS that egsplants. pep
per, tomatoes and caulitiowers must
go into the field this month.
When April comes he sows all
kinds of summer vegetables, this
being the best time Tor sowing the
same, including sweet potatoes aud
pumpkins.
During the month of May lie sets
out sweet potato slips. and gives
last sowing of the season of corn,
cucumbers. melons, squash and
pumpkins.
There is very little sowing in the
month Of June. He has to protect
by means o: tent-cloths stretched
four or five feet above the plants,
Italian caulitiower aud white solid
celery from the ferceness of the
sun rays, while lettuce has TO be
well watered daily.
The next month July. being sncl.
a hot one. lac takes the seed Of the
lettuce and soaks them in water
fifteen minutes. puts them in bag
and keeps them in u cool place nm
til the seeds sprort. after which he
sows and waters frequently. His
other vegetables need constant