The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-03-20

de Gand, Jucunda etc. Some Of these win
bear fno crops even the fourth year under
good conditions The first class which bear SO
abundantly the first year are almost entirely
exhausted by the crop, whilst the others make
luxuriant plant growth the first year and
bear comparatively lightly. The proper con-
ditions for continuing a strawberry bed in
profitable bearing are first, such deep. rich,
moist soil as the strawberry delights in, and
then each season, Immediately after fruiting,
n thorough cleaning of the bed and good culti-
walton throughout the season, top-dressing
Of wel-rotted mature or bOne-dust in Fall,
proper covering in Winter and finally top
dressing Of unleached wood ashes early in
Spring. This treatment will produce continu-
Gus and abundant crops from certain varieties,
rs we have said, but it is always better to set
out new bed of any sort than to let the present
one become matted with weeds and grass and
then attempt to clean it in the Spring.-Orchard
and Garden.
1t never pays to feed poor hay to the cows
If the hay is very poor it will pay the dairy
man to use it for bedding and buy better.
Seeds Of bcets, carrots and parsnips are
slow to terminate They may be made to swell
and sprout quickly if placed in n flannel bag
and moistenod with warm water daily. Some
gardeners mix tho seeds with fine earth before
placing the seeds in the bag.
If you grow vegetables for market, profit
will depend upon getting them into the market
early; and If you grow them only for home
consumption, you do not care to wait all Sum
mCr before you can hrve n mess" So the
hot.bed or coldfr is useful for the early
starting of plants in either case.
The amount of honey to expect from hive
cannot be estimated from the number of bees
in the colony, but upon the advantages possessed
by the bees for working. During long spells OF
wet weather tho bees can do no work, nor can
they fill the combs unless they have ample
opportunity upon which to work. There must
be bloom of some kind or there will but little
honey.
- The plot intended for celery should be
well MANFRED now, and if s0apsuds are thrown
on tho plot. so as to soak into the soil. it will
be all the better for the growing plants when
they are put out TO grow. Asparagus is one OF
the early vegetables. and II is also benefited by
frequent applications of soapsuds In fact too
much soapsHds and wel-rotted manure cannot
be applied to asparagus.
- The introduction of the bush lima bean is
a valuable aid 10 tho an-crower. The chief
expense in growing lima beans is the poles,
which require labor in stalking and replacing
when affected by winds. Those who have tried
the bush beans claim that they are fully as
prolific as the pole beans, as we'll as being equal
To the latter in quality.
To grow gooseberries 10 perfection, the soil
should be we'll enriched with stable manure
about the same MS for strawberries. They like
plenty of food. and the moro they get the
better they thrive We find n clay loan, we'll
enriched the best of all soils for the gooseberry
but any soil will do when properly enriched
and cultivated.
IN au address before q Farmers In
situte, Mr.. George +. Powell remarked that
one of tho reasons why strawberries are so
often failure in the garden is because runners
are taken from old bearing beds. Such plants
are unproductivc, have not vigor, and are un-
profitable; therefore set only runners from
plants grown for that purpose. not from fruit
ing beds. Set in rows one foot distant three
feet apart, leaving sufficient runners TO fill M
the rows aud leave narrow matted row Of II
inches. Plant such varieties us do well in your
locality and on your soil