The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-01-13
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Timely Suggestions =
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The /. q. II. II. 1 have a'lSs, d
truck farming for the moS sooe Tut
pect to make out of ii. NJ. eH
give yol a SHORT, practical os ! viz
4rnck iarmiug. / viii bo eSsay %
WIN onions. They ShonId h. !" y lrS|
ri IN September. Plant n" !. pam
rows eighteen inches ama, NV sets
the land has been tholonatii. AIte
en- up and highly fertIIi,"91 Ofot
1000 pounds OF any pi"u wild
phosphate to the acre, By n.y., s9oa
deep inrrow and drillinf tb .%"anlus
phate thin, throw two tarr".p' a0S-
IT, then take a barrow bnd h"'' ga
bed, open and din The r s.'i lA,
cover lightly. Keep srs ss.' aud
Weens GOWN by stirring The o,o "al
the little plants with a parI.Ss 'ou'a
They will be ready for sbin'in naIr'
January. 'fPiaS Ia
Then in January the radi.. &
English pea should be bla","% ~ Tod
land should be well broken ,ba. Ns
%rddishes; manure broadcast. hon.. ~
III anu SOW seeds broadcast IN h"%
four feet wide. Fol English v v"aS
open The land by running , 5 Gp"'
fhrIow, aud drill the fertilizer ~I,i'
a liberal hand; bed out q, I ,"a
manure, making rows two fay a.,
apart; harrow off the bed and Ou1'
shallow; cover lightly. The dTa,,
variety, | teink,. is the btSt. N.
Lanes Little Gem, | think, is
good pea to plant. The radjSl, 1iII
be ready 10 ship in February. an%
the pea the last of March.
Beams, cucumhorS and caDt..
io"l,eS may De planted as early as
the last week IN February. Break
the land well and deep; then. tar
beans, lay of the lows Two foo,
Sow the f. rtilizer with
liberal hand, 800 or 100 pouulst ia
the acre, equal parts of fine ground
KANT and cotton seed meal.
the same as peas. For en-.
cumbtrs aud cantaloup y, bed out,
making the rows four ieet apart,
and making a deep water furOv;
then drill the tertlllzer in the water
1000 pounds to the acrr:
then throw four burrows on tho fer.
and plant the same as peas
and beans, putting the hills four
feet each way. The land must 10
every week or ten days, It
v0u want to have tine vegetables.
The vine must be pruned once a
10 make the Young CuCuu,
Dcrs grow fast.
Tomatoes are a good paying crop
they must be planted in a hOtbed
n January. When about two
inches high transfer them to cold
.rameS, whtre they may be kept
growing until danger OF frost is
)vel; then transfer them again 10
'Ows four feet wide, first having
he land thoroughly broken aud
we'll fertiliZed; then plant the tOna
oes three feet apart in the rows
They should be pruned to about
our clusters. Cultivate by p!Ov'
ng and hoeing as often as once
very ten days. Any one following
his can make from three to -four
hundred dollars per acre. Then
see why any one should cry
ard times and worse coming, when
man can tend FIVE acres in truck.
lay he gets $500 per acre, be gets
1000 for his six months work.
nd besides, be can make thirty
.usbels of corn to the acre on tho
anne ground. So, you see, then
) no room for a man who has got
ny energy about him to say any.
.Ing about hard times. lie can
all old hard times from bis door
nd keep him away. For fear oil
your patience, | will 81!
more this time.