The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15

soil, nor does it add any, but the alb
sence of shade permits of the evapora
ton of moisture and prevents tn,
secretion of nitrogen.
On the 9th of October began to SOW
oats on stubble land that was in tn,
condition left by the reaper, except ;
heavy growth of grass and weeds
The work looks rough, but the nitro
gen impounded in that crop of gras.
will be profitable investment. Tn,
roughness will all disappear long be.
fore reaping time.
With the prospect of any early
and severe winter | will strongly
advise early and deep blowing. il
done early enough ii can not be toe
deep.
EARLY POTATOES.
When the early rose was first intro
duced | succeeded in raising market
able tubes in siXty-seven days, writes
DR.. A. G. Chase, Of Kansas, in Amer
lean Agriculturist.
1 thought it rapid growing, and a
year or two later / reduced this four
days, and before they went out of date
| brought the rose down to sixty days.
Last year l grew the early Ohio in
tifty-three days and concluded that
was about the best that could be done,
as it was very favorable season up
to June |.
This year, the last half of March,
when we usually plant the early crop,
was very wet and the soil was packed
and run together, cold and clammy;
but my neighbor across the road
planted his early Ohios between the
10th and Goth of March, although his
ground was in no condition to work.
l let my potato ground remain
undisturbed until the oath of
April, gave it heavy coat
of well rottcd stable manure,
mixed with the scrapings of the
barn yard, which included about one
third Of the bulk Of the soil, had it
back furrowed in narrow lands, and
planted early Ohios on the 25th.
Owing to continued and heavy rain
they have had but one blowing
and one hoeing. The first bloom
opened the first day of May, and |
dug the first mess June 18th, forty
seven days from planting.
At this date, my neighbor, the
Squire, could not find any bigger than
a marble, although they were planted
three weeks or more before mine, and
while the most of them came through
the ground, they had made no crop.
In upwards OF thirty years expert
ence in gardening, and IL trial OF all
leading sorts in the market, ! have
never found any with SO many good
qualities as the Early Ohio.
1t stands without peer for the
amateur or the market gardener in
earliness, yield, quality and keeping.
The sprout from the eye in early
spring will average nearly double the
size of any other early potato know
of, and this, in my observation, be-
speaks the earliness and yield. |
always shun seed potato with deli.
cate and feeble looking eyes.
NOW AS TO VARIETIES OF FRulT.
Peaches-I would advise the plant
ing of Alexander and Kelly's Early
The latter is the best and earliest
variety. Then Early Rivers and
Mamie Ross, ripening about the mid
die of June. Jonas Johnson anc
Thurber to follow, with few Chimes,
Cling and Graves October to wind VI
the season. have twenty-nine vari
cites of named peaches in my orchard
but those above quoted are perhap
the best to cover the season.
Apples-It Is reasonable to thinl
that summer apples should do bette
than fall or winter varieties, but tn,
Ben Davis is winter apple in thu
North, but ripens with me about DC
tober l., and is very early bearer
Red Astrachan is also strong
healthy tree, but not so early to fruit
Bruce's Summer, which is an uprigh
grower and ripens about the begin
ming of September, is the best appl
on my place. 1t is of large size an
delightful flavor and texture.
1 have found Early Harvest mos
prolific and of good quality. But
must be remembered that my apple
are grown on soil specially adapte
for them. Under other circumstance
they might not do so well.
hear favorable reports OF the Liz
coin apple, and it shall be one of tn
next plant.
Pears--I have had a large and e2
: pensive experience with pears an
have only found two worth the troubl
of planting, and they are compens;
ton for a great deal Of disappoin
naent. The LIE Conte and Keiffer al
O grand success with me and / hear {
their doing equally well on black lane
, BY all means plant them and be sui
they are on theiZ| own roots, m
grated on Frenchsrock. | have bee
told that the Duchess and Bartle
, will do equally well, if worked on ]
Conte or some other vigorous root.
Plums. The Wild Goose is, alway
in order but no orchard is compile
, without the Mariana and Kelsey
Japan. The latter is superb fruit.
am testing several other Japan fruit
but it is too early to speak about the
value.
have always made a failure wit
the Japan Persimmon, but my frien
Hehybower, of Austin, raises bushe
of them every year on black land, an
{ that may he what they want. I'll
fruit is delicious and should be tried
L have had no experience wit
black berries, but the Dallas, natiy
J variety, is said to be very successf(
| in North Texas.
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