New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-03-16
CHOICE TIT-BITs OF INFoRMA-
TON FOR THE FARMER.
;ome Early Garden Crops EARLY
Quart OF Cream
How to Catch a Runaway
Horse--Practical
Hints,
Some Early Garden Crops.

used, have it well-fned and thorough
" Incorporated with the soil. Sow
the seed in drills, one foot apart, and
cover very lightly. Too deep cover
ing will often cause the seed to rot. IF
planted very early a, light mulch Of
clean wheat straw will help protect it
and aid in making an early growth; it
can be removed as soon as the wealth
er becomes warmer. Use seed enough
for a good stand, and then if neces-
sary thin out after the plants come up
well.
Radishes are hardy and will stand
considerable cold without injury. In
stead of using much animal manure
get a supply of well-rotted chip ma
nure, and after preparing the soil APP
ply it as a top dressing and work into
the soil with a good steel rake. Mark
out the drills about foot apart and
about an inch deep; SOW the seed
evenly in the drills and cover care
fully. Unless the soil is unusually dry,
with the early planting, it is not gen
orally best to firm the soil after SOW
in e the seed. With both radish and
lettuce it is good plan to drop two
or three seed of some early variety Of
cabbage, either early Jersey, Wake
field or early Winningstadt every two
feet in every other row. By the time
the cabbage plants will need the room
the other crops can beharvested, and,
as no transplanting is needed, the
cabbage will mature p little earlier
The ttlrnip varieties, either white or
red, will be ready to use first, and can
nearly always be planted for the
earliest crop. The half long,
like French breakfast, or olive
shaped, come next. Spinach, dande-
lion or chicory for green's can also be
planted very early. Asparagus
chicory is highly recommended for
green's, and as any of these are easily
grown it will pay to SOW q few rows as
soon as the soil can be worked into a
good filth. With onions that are to
be grown from seed and beets that it
is desired to have come in early, a
good plan is to SOW the seed in a hot
bed early, and then when the plants
make a fair start to grow, transplant
in the open ground. With both Of
these in many cases a good applica-
ton OF wood ashes given as a top
dressing just before the plants are set
out will be found beneficial
Any OF these can be sown at any
time now when the soil can be proper
ly prepared. While earliness is quite
an item there is no advantage in SOW
ing OF planting when the soil is SO wet
that it will not work readily, and
while all OF these vegetables will with
stand considerable cold, still a quick,
vigorous growth is necessary to the
best results.
Early Potatoes
With nearly everyone that grows
potatoes, more especially for home
use, it is quite an item to have at least
q few that will come in very early.
New potatoes and peas make an ap-
petizing dish, and if the potatoes are
ready to useby the time the peas can
be grown a little extra care will need
to be given. One OF the most import
ant things is good seed of some Of the
best OF the early varieties. Almost
every year there are more or less new
varieties brought out that are claimed
to be very much earlier than any
thing ever introduced before; but in a
majority OF cases after trial large
proportion OF these prove of no es-
pecial value. One OF the best Of the
early varieties is the early sunrise, it
being a few days earlier under the
same conditions of growth than the
early rose or the beauty OF Hebron
A warm, sandy loan that is stirred
deep and is we'll drained and reason
ably rich is the best soil in which to
grow early potatoes. If manure is
used it should be thoroughly rotted
and fined, and then be we'll
Incorporated with the soil
Run out the burrows reasonably
deep, using q good single shovel
plough. 1t will save labor to take
pains to run ont good-sized burrows.
With q Wheel-barrow or hand cart
bring quantity Of fresh manure from
the horse stable and put good fork
full into the bottom of the furro "
where the hill OF potatoes is to be
planted; put it into a compact
little pile, as the object in using it is to
secure small amount of heat and al
SO thorough drainage. Over this
put at least an inch OF fine rich soil
and then plant the potato on this,
and cover at least a inches deep. If
the seed is handled carefully it will
help q little if the seed is sprouted
before planting; but if this is DOM,
very careful handling must be given
in order not to bruise or injure the
sprouts or more injury will be done
than benefit derived. Good drainage
on each side of the hill must be given
in order to induce good termination
and a vigorous start to grow.
Thorough cultivation, from the
start must be given, keeping the.soil
clear of Weedsand in a loose, mellow
condition. A few hills planted in this
way. if given good care, will be ready
for the table in not over ten weeks
from the time the seed is planted, but
every advantage must be taken to
give a favorable condition for growth