The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-23


Although little laie to give adv1co
on this subject, yer . few simple dieoo.
ti0ns may not be amiss 20 some one G.
the many readers os the Courier. MQc1
any one can make hot bed. but very
few make them successful. The siso o
the bed does not make auy material olss
Terence but may be made 20 suit ~
frame used. The great secret q u t1o
manner In which Il Is made, and 10 ~
care taken Of It. Take manure from eho
|horse- stables, as that ID the only kIn0
|thst contains much vegetable matter, t0o
Of which produces hoo1,
|pulverize IL thoroughly, and then peck
|in pit prepared for the purpose uD11l
eight or nine inches deep; II somo voG-
Ietable matter, such % shayinEs, sawd9o9s
Ior better still dry leaves, i mixed With
1.-THE manure Il will facilitate heotinG.
This part Of the bed should b large
enough TO extend about eighteen inches
beyond the frame on all sides. I1o
frame may now be set on, and Oiled u
about four inches deep with puIveri1e4
earth or, better, rotten wood when u
can be had. The bed Is now ready 1op-
tho seed and the glass. IL seeds ere
planted care should be taken not % g.
them too thick, or covered too deep
They shouId be covered just enough =
hide them. IL sweet potatoes are eces
good seed should be selected, and 70 In
crease their prodnctiveness, they should
be split Ia two IeDgthwise and Get split
side duwn. They should not be covered
too deep, because the principal hest y
derived from the sun BY means of tno
lglass frame. All planting should -
|done In the evening, as the evaporoelon
'|of the first day IL . source Of much evil
4 II is good plan 70 protect the seeds -
Iplants for the first few days BY means
Iof . light covering Of straw on the
frame, 10 intercept some Of the rays ot
the sun and prevent too rapid Nesting
lof the bed. With little care the plants
will make their appearance In : lov
days and the critical period is ct hauos
1.-THE regulation Of temperature at thIo
yltime; snd the equality Of temperaturo
depends, not upon pouring water, b9e
upon the admission or exclusion Of o1r.
Every plant may be burned up BY leavs
ling tightly closed bed exposed % tno
: .'noon- day sun for two hours; or their
growth be permanently checked y e5.
: 'lposure to the cold winds Of an April
tlDtkuA Auc suRViy " ~ - tt8os~>~
s.lty raising the frame on the side opp0otto
.'lfrom that from which the wind is bIows
ling. On warm days the sash may be r.
: moved, but should always he replaced =
The judicious use Of little
4 water is beneficial at times.
~ Transplaniing is the last step to eucs
I, cess with propagating bed. and is douo
!, !, lin the following manner: u sweet po-
! tatoes, as soon as the plants have one
. !. and two leaves the potato ehouId b TAX
: en- up and all leaved plants removed.
slNow make . light trench along The
! slnorth side OF another bed made at The
J, lsame time % the first, or IL preferred
I Iine first bed may be large and half Of 4
! Preserved for this purpose. and strew The
: slremoved plants along about one inch
|. .Iapart. In covering these . trench Will
|, be made for the next row. This not
]. only makes stronger, harder plants, but
|. " enables another set Of plants to be cons
I ing on.
! In transplanting tomatoes six inches
|. square should be allotted to each p!snl,
" and they may be left in the hot bed Till
'they bloom, as they are not injured by
: ','Itransplsnting, and will make their
!, ,'lgrowth more quickly in the bed, thereby
I producing fruit much earlier than BY the
!. ordinary process. 2. 4.