Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1891-05-21

Advantages of Transplanting over the
Ordinary HTethod

Advantages of TranspIanting over the
Ordinary Method.
To demonstrate the advantages Of
transplanting onions over the ordinary
method of sowing seed iii the open
ground, experiments were begun at the
Ohio station iii 1888 and carried through
the seasons Of 1899 and 1890. The plan
has been to sow seed in the greenhouse
in fats or trays about six weeks in ad-
vance of the time when the ground is
usually fiji to work out Of doors Sow
ings were made the past season Feb. 25,
and by the middle Of April the plants
were from six to eight inches in height.
As soon H. the ground was dry enough
to work two beds were prepared III the
garden side by side and alike in all re-
spects. In one bed seed was sown of the
same varieties that had been started in
the greenhouse. in rows one foot apart,
and the young plants were afterward
thinned so as to stand the same distance
apart as those in the other beds. The
second bed was filed with the young
plants from the greenhouse, and the
plants were placed three inches apart in
the rows, the distance between the rows
being one foot. Both grew well from
the start, and the conditions were equal
ly favorable for the two beds through
out the season.
The table shows that there was an in
crease in yield Of the transplanted onion
in every case, but the increase was
greater with some varieties than with
others. The following are some Of the
advantages enumerated as derived from
transplanting: First, a longer period Of
growth for the transplanted onions than
for those sown in the garden Those
transplanted ripened earlier than the
others, and yet had a longer time in
which to grow before the hot weather
came. Second. the transplanted onions
had decidedly the advantage Of making
the greater share Of their growth early
in the season, during the cool weather,
before the others had fairly started.
Third, the transplanted onions were
much more uniform in size than those
grown from seed sown in the open
ground
The greatest increase was found in the
foreign varieties. The cost Of breeding
the bed Of transplanted onions was about
half that Of the other bed, owing to the
fact that the onions had the start of the
weeds from the first. making it possible
to commence in time and keep ahead Of
the weeds all along. While in these ex-
periments the plants were started in a
greenhouse, a hot-bed or cold frame may
be made to serve the same purpose. The
following brief summary Of the results
is given by Mr.. Green, the horticulturist
of the station:
/. Transplanting onions increased the
yield 100 per cent in some cases, and
gave decided gain with all varieties.
Those that gave the best results were
Pompeii, Prizetaker and White Victoria.
Those showing the smallest gains were
Danvers, Weatherheld and Michigan.
2. The transplanted onions were larger
and more uniform in size than those
grown in the ordinary manner and
ripened from three to four weeks earlier.
8. The extra labor in the transplanting
was offset by the saving Of labor in
wedding. The increase in crop without
corresponding increase in labor lessened
the cost per bushel in production.
Not Rest. but Change of Occupation.
As for the feeling that we need rest,
rest, rest, il is often fallacious one. 1T
is action which makes muscle. The
spirit Of life enters into us when we take
a vital part Ill today Often we suffer
from rest. A change Of occupation is
what we most need, as u rule, and the
relief hours Of an active person turn out
to be very intelligent We must rest,
but we need not lose our electricity,
which the will, the thought, can COM
mand AZ all times, and which ought to
be ON guard, like an orderly, to summon
us when we should become alert.
Headaches evaporate IL we must exert
ourselves for those we love, or we almost
forget the pain, which is the same thing,
and i'll temper cannot flourish unless we
have idleness in which to reflect upon
the notes belonging to some one else.
With energy leading the way, ennui
lifts from the horizon, and we see color
and distance again. There are women
who labor day by day in hunger and
despair. 1t seems as If others might Ia
Dor in comfort and health, instead of
sitting down to lassitude and sighs.-
Harper's Bazaar.