The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-26
RAPID RoTATIoNs.
How TO Make One Acre Stand in Place
of Two.

How TO Make One Acre Stand in Place
of Two.
Convenient to an eager market as
many gardeners are near our large
towns and cities the aggregate product
from one acre in the course of twelve
TO fifteen months is something to amaze
the farmer away of in the interior who
relies uron such products as wheat, corn
or cotton.
Henderson mentions lettuce grower
near New York city, who cleared annu-
alIv -, $50 from two acres of land in grow
inc that one vegetable. Approximate re-
turns have been made by celery, aspara-
gus. caulifower and strawberry growers.
The southern market gardener has no
market comparatively. Some of our
truckers occasionally strike it rich" but
he rarely realizes over $500 per acre.
Here in Middle Georgia the gardening
wear begins in the fall, Oct. /, say. Dur
ing this month and Novem Der onion sets
are put out. These sets are put in rows
two feet apart. If the onion sets are as
sorted ana the largest set in every other
row these may be taken out in February
and punched and sold in the green state.
By Feb 1. especially if the winter is mild
as this winter and several recent winters
-
duce considerable growth, and so eager
are people for something green at
that season bunch of a dozen of these
one-fourth grown onions command as good
a price as they will when nearly matured
later on in May.
Growing plants of some early variety of
cabbage in frames in january and having
good strong plants in readiness in Feb
ruary set them out in the rows vacated
L.,
on onions to grow on until April or little
later if preferred. Then from February
to april or May it will be cabbage and
onions on the land. When the onions are
taken out set tomato plants in their place,
then it will be cabbage and tomato for
awhile AT err the latter are cut out in
May or June the land will be given up en-
tirely to the tomatoes until October
Three full crops is thus taken in the course
Of twelve months.
Another rotation begins as above with
onions and Irish potatoes. Some early
variety like the Ohio or Rose takes the
place of the onions taken out about Feb
10. These potatoes mature in May When
the last row of onions are taken out in
April or early III May corn for roasting
ears is planted in their place, and in May
or early June when the potatoes are all
out of tie way field peas are drilled in the
potato rows. The vines of this pea crop
viii be given to the land in the
fall. Here is four crops in the course of
thirteen months say, and they may justly
be regarded as three full crops three and
d half in fact
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In that section of the south below 33do
of latitude when cabbage are usually a
success. when planted out in NOvem Der
II two varieties of cabbage are used, a
very early sort and late or medium sort
ana every alternate rows is set with
plants of the early sort, these will ma
ture four to eight weeks before the later
sor.s in other rows, these can be cut out
ana tomatoes started in their place in
April and later On when the late cabbage
are matUred and disposed of speckled
peas or bunch beans can take their place
These will occupy the land with the to-
uaJoes Until fall, the peas or beans can
De picked and the vines given to the soil
lie furnish humus. They give three full
crops III twelve months.
This mixing and "lapping' of crops
provides the very best plan for utilizing
a piece Of land TO the fullest extent Over
LAe larger portion of the south some
crop can occupy the lands every month in
lhe year Sometimes the Janury freezing
are severe enough to distroy those handy
crops that are usually planted in the fall,
ouI the farmers or gardeners accept the
chances and takes the risks.
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On rich soil rows can be laid off at a
distance of two feet, and in Novemb Der
every alternate row can be planted with
cabbage and the others with dwarf En-
EIisn peas. The latter should be sown
lAi.5ly in the drills. Usually the peas
VIII mature and be out of the way two
months before the Cabbages mature, and
''-a.Oes can be started in their place in
april 1t depends upon the variety of
.daaage what the difference will be be-
i"eea the maturity of the peas and cab
Double cropping with Irish and sweet
potatoes can be done to advantage. Us
ing an q rly and late variety of the first
tla"y' them in alternate rows, the early
a1uI say Ohio or rose. can be taken out
Ill Way, then two burrows can be thrown
.ustther and the sweet potato plants set
I'- lle late potatoes will or may be al
owed TO continue their growth a month
-. Sly weeks longer and taken out about
We ume the sweet begins 10 run. As
+'4ggd above, Irish potatoes, corn and
i.-t leas are very appropriately mixed
or tapped" BY Chipping" is meant
Sg'lllng one crop while another is occupy
l'l- me soil. This constant occupation of
lAe SOIL. with some crop or other, implies
AeaVy manuring at intervals One hu-
Llus crop should be provided every twelve
ut Llteen months. And then with a ju-
.ItI9us application of mineral mauures
lus Lanu can be kept equal to the demands
.uaue upon 1t. AS far as possible summer
loving crops should feed upon the resi-
-1e lelJ from the manures applied to the
|WJer growing ones This will obviare
lug Gang Of firing that they would be
151o.ect to III dry spells-July to Septem-
Garden Implements.
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