The Monitor., 1891-04-24
Hoard of Agriculture.


Board Of fAgrrcuifure.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
Salem County Board of Agriculture as
held in McAilister's Hall on Wednesday
afternoon. The attendance, willie not
large, vas probably all that could be ex-
pectsd, with farmers as busy as they are
al present. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved. Edw. G.
Brick, one OF the delegates TO the State
Board, made a short report of that meet
ing.
Iheo. T. d. Baker, the successful maj
ket gardener, of Bridgetop, was intro. uced
and read an Instructive paper on "Marke t
Gardening for Profit" Ne have not the
space for an extended report of Mr. Baker s
remarks, but give below the principal
points touched on.
Nj. Baker entered into the question By
saying he was in the occupation 70 r
profit, seldom tried the lew novelties, but
| stuck to tried novelties; many of the So
| call. d novelties are not new. First look
| to the market you can supply, study the
| likes and dis!ikcs OF the inhabitants and
| select suitable crops. Small towns and
cities, where the gardener did not come
| into competition with the whole world,
were the most profitable markets. After
| selecting your market, grow only what is
| in demand there, and il yonr part is well
done, success will attend you, even though
many competitors have taken up the same
| jine. Location is another consideration,
quick access to your market being of much
Importance. Next to be considered is the
| acreage to be cultivated and the fitness of
the soil for the crops intended If q
speciality of any one crop is to be made, it
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climate, facilities for marketing. amount Of
capital to work with, amount and charac.
ter OF labor at command, are all important
considerations. Most important is nat
ural liking for the vocation. The garden
should be confined to few acres, permit
ting of thorough cultivation aud the rro-
duetion of at least tw o crops year. Secure
thorough knowledge Of the wants. hat lis
and tendencies OF the crops you cult. ate
Quantity of acres and diversity of products
are sometimes less productive OF profit
than when effort has been coufined to one
sp, cial crop, best adapted to the soil.
Soils of course mast be suited to the crops
| to be grown. For general gardening,
| would select sandy loan. deepas possible.
though my soil is somewhat heavy, vet
raise earlier vegetables than the saudy
soils This is possible by proper treatment
aud the application OF right manures.
| Dioug bit and heat have much efec, on
sandy soils. making profitable cultivation
uncertain. Then we see those who ATTEMPT
| to grow early vegetables on heavy clay
soils usually falling. Next in importance
| is the fertility of the soil, and through
What fertilizers can we best obtain this
Stable and yard manure is considered a
complete manure, but after Is wears gar.
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are produced from stable manure combined
with commercial fertilizers. When not
com bined have obtained better results
| from fertilizers alone, than from manure
alone. The reason for this is that the
| average time for the growth of a vegetable
crop being 67 days for seven principal
| crops, the elements in the fertilizer are
| more quickly available than tho G in ma
nure. No garden is comple,e. unless pro.
yded " th facilities for grow ing Giants for
early SIT ing. Hot beds are o bso lete. hou ses
heated by steam being best; a house LOOKED
| will furnish enough plants Tor lost garden.
ers, aud between seasons can he used fer
grow ing Of lettuce, radisb, parsley and
such crops, started in Oct. and harvested
by Feb. paying good profit. Tomatoes.
egg plants, peppers, etc should be planted
III the house the last two weeks ia Feb.
king of the Earlies" in the most profitable
early tomato Poor seeds are dear at A
gift, good seeds cannot be sold for a tritis
Preparing soil and planting requires thor
ough understanding ofeouditions NECESSARY
for germiuaiion, elect of Temperature. etc.
| Sow shallow 10 Spring, and deeper as
season advances. All seeds, as far as nos.
sibe, should lie sown by drill. In setting
of plauts, knowledge OF how, u here and
" hen is iudispensab BILE, plants will usually
form new roots and start growing in "a
hours. Cultivation should begin as soon
as the seedlings are well up. There is no
excuse for gardener to grow crop of
weeds. Much Of success depends on an