The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-01-10

take the lead of early potatoes. It's
remarkably smooth and handsome
appearance Ia IN it's favor az market
potato, and il is productive, early and
OF good quality.
Il The Chelsea pea we have grown
two seasons, and hereafter will grow
it in place OF Premium Gem, which
has heretofore been favorito with
us. The Chelsea is the most produc-
tive dwarf pea Of an early seaeon that
we have ever grown.
Ofthe dwarf lima beans, Hender-
sons is still the best in this latitude.
Its persistent bearing is wonderful.
A Dreer's Bush Lima we have strong
hopes OF, but owing to the weather 1t
has not had fair chance with us
yet.
i Yosemite Mammoth Wax Bush
Bean is a first-class wax bean, but the
pods this year with us were not at all
remarkable for size. In fact they
were not as large as Golden Wax.
Perhaps the season may have had
something to do with this.
| Pondcrosa tomato, while very far
from being perfect fruit, has done
better than most Sorts here this sea-
son. 1t is good sort for amateur
use and for experiments towards i'm
proving it, but its great size and
ungainly appearance shut it out from
the market-gardencr's consideration.
All OF 1t that ripens is Of fine quality,
but when the big green end, and the
big white core, are rejected the mon-
ster is not so large after all. But it is
so fine favored we must grow il and
try to make it more slightly.
| OF new early beets there is no end,
and very little difference between
them. Years ago, when the Egyp-
tian came, its little top and compact
shape made it very valuable sort for
market gardeners. So intent were all
upon dark red beet that they drop
ped the sweet, light-colored Bassano
for the hard and tasteless Egyptian,
simply because it was dark red. More
recently the Eclipse has come iy and
now almost replaces the Egypbon. 1t
is better than the Egytian, bit 1 still
confess to fondness foyfhe old Bas-
sano ior the earliest bet, for the family
garden, notwithstanding is big top,
and .Afght color.
i There is little very new in cabbages.
Wakefield is still earliest Within the
South-Winnigstadt but little behind
and much larger, For summer
succession we still prefer Fottler's
Brunswick. We grew it here to
twenty pounds weight the past sum
mer, which is very heavy cabbage
for this climate.
White Velvet okra, which has been
grown here for many years, is still a
new sort to most gardens. 1t ought
to entirely supersede the old forms of
okra, because of its great productive
ness, good quality, and also because
ones hands are not irritated in gath
ering it.
In musk melons the Emerald Gem
and Delmonico lead in quality.
Early Hackensack is good and pro-
ductive, and is probably best for
market growers. Banquet disap-
pointed me. 1t was not only very
small, but of very inferior flavor.
Perhaps it may do better in different
season.
In watermelons the needs of South
ern shippers have led to the growing
of sorts of poor quality, simply be-
cause they will bear handling
Kolb's Gem which is now grown in
immense quantities in the South, for
the Northern market, is really melon
of very poor quality, but its shape
and tough skin make it the market
melon. IfGuality for home use is
what is wanted, let Kolb's Gem alone
and grow either Georgia Rattlesnake
or Florida Fayoritc.-W. r. Massey
of North Carolina Experiment Station
in American Agriculturist.
Last week, Mrs. Layton Leetch.
wife of farmer living near Durand,
Mich, was found in the dooryard