The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-08-21
FARM, FlELDAND GARBEN.
OBSERVATIONS cONcEsNVe EVERY
DAY MATTERS or TIE FARM

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H. si.s nar.scfirs G-rdea-Ha-sessinE on
ssn--cars of f=so czssass 5i-ntsrs
q Uiases's crops-Hou o sesare
Pr-asasls Tnrnip crap.
J..iy Is The busiss; month q che yc-r
n ti.e uarses gzriea- Not oHig are tire
rr,-ss crops - tileiE i.eighi- hni ~ cTofs
ar brrinrlng 70 mature. AMI ihe i-na
g-nn waith tie fira crufs hsse ase;i
taken + fa a. cleared ard winter crcle
are o. a. siauiei
d i.s- winter unions are reaay 70 b@r-
-e4a. ~ they niay ~ BY the end Of the
rsonih. ard which may be known Is the
top dvine and falling over. Iuii item ts
hand VIXEN fise gncuni is perfectly CRY.
rhrsu,ins fuoor three roNs together into
one I1-i,e them exposed 70 Tire SIN Il
laaz ihr,-e days. stirring Frequently that
al rsar ls,con4e well dried before put-
ting rusicr cover Sorf ont such ~ are
TOO small toy market. and store separate
~ f1u,z. fnr SITS Tor the first psanting next
eprite Store the onions in a dry. airy
place. and mot ia piles of any great bulk
yellow Banvers and he'd Nethersteld
MAY IT, safely kept until spring. but ufi-
les Storage conditions are exceptionally
favorable the white onion should be dis
yDu---d of BY November.
One u the important crops 70 watch
ard cultivate carefully through the heat
and droughts Of midsummer is the late
czhbage To make good heads cabbages
must be kept steadily growing. Keep
fgse entire sarlacs Of the soil about theta
loose and tine and run the cuitivator
deep in the center Of the rows Il not
thoroughly worked during J dry spell
ti-y may commence 70 head up before
having completed their growth Heavy
rains viii then start them up again. and
an almost worthless crop Of split heads
viii be tie result II the tendency 70
split is noticeaiie. 60 over the piece and
siart the roozs partially loose from the
soil This urill check the TapiditF q the
ue5z Croa=fh and give the plant time 10
~. inst itssK 70 the altered circumstances
An Important item Of the work for
July viii be 10 prepare the ground for
assl 20 SOW turnip seed There are two
classes Of farmers who usually fail TO
fnd any profit n this crop. The first
conprises those who think that turnips
don't amount 70 much anyhow. and
won't repay the expense Of much labor
incurred in putting In Tie second Class
consists u tiia.sa no think that iurTips
vii grow anyway. The sol Il barely
scratched riih a P.osT, narrowed IS 1T
tie Is possible. nnd the seed soVn there
on 70 shift FOR existence as best Il may.
II n moderate crop results. the grower Is
sztisfca. IL the crop fails % come, be
laws il % poor seo1- Owing - the sea
son at which turnips are planted. q season
when we snay czpect drought instead q
snowers. and wilen the heat Of the Sun
y - great that il dries ap both soil and
see-l i-st-sd of warming it into life. the
greatest c.tre should be exercised n the
initial preparations
The practical market gardener. who
knows that good turnip crop means 9
sally addition 20 his siles, steadily from
September until April. selects ground
from which some hoed crop. such as pO-
taioes OF early cabbage. has been re-
Inoved. as such ground is apt 10 be mel
lower and cleaner than any other. lie
plows this deep. and harrows until ii can
lie 40 finer: on this surface the seed S
soWn al once. without waiting for rain
OF the indication Of rain. The fresh
turned earth is a better factor for start
ing termination than a rain would be,
unless II were just such . soft. gentle
rain as we would always have If ue
could, but which. in fact. comes 50 sci
dom The seed should he covered in
with a good brush harrow. that viii
icave some of the line soil over il as well
as under.
In the early fall months some OF tie
vegetables that sold well early in the sea-
son prove attractive. Lettuce should be
sown this month. and the crisp. green
leaves will prove palatable when cool
days come again Peas also should be
sown. to keep the supply up until the
besinning Of winter Use the early sorts
now. and sprout them slightly by mixing
with line. moist soil few days before
planting Little trouble viii then be ex-
periencca in getting them started. and IN
growing good crop, II the requisite con
ditions II well prepared ground have
l'es'n complied with. says American
Agriculturist. from which the foregoing
Ny:.s taken