Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-08
SMALL CROPS AND THEIR CARE



One of the Interesting Topics Treat
ed Before the ESSEX Farmers.
The second days meeting of the Board Of
Agriculture at Essex Centre Wednesday
was opened with "A lecture ON 'Market and
garden crops by Prof. A. c. Guley of
Burlington Environment and perhaps
our own personal tastes must be our guide
a. regards this class of work and the pro
duction of garden or market crops. Probah-
Is no town of 200O inhabitants in vour
State has supply or onc-fourth of a sup
ply of vegetables from near by gardens or
fields No one can be successful in grow
ing vegetables without he does his best.
and that means in good vegetable sections
. man H. an acre the year around Many
early vegetables are so tender and require
marketing so early and often that Il distancc
from the market is a great obstacle in the
way of their cultivation There are u few
staple vegetable crops that can he grown
even at distance from market and viii
bear long shipments. as cabbage. early and
late winter squash onions and asparagus.
Early cabbage should he ready for mar
ket soon the 10Th of July. This can
only be accomplished 10y huying plants. or
better still 10y raising them in hot bed or
cold frame Cabbage plants are not injur-
ed by freezing, SO that they can be set out
very early.
The onion crop an all season crop. will
not require any special preparation. only
careful preparation of the land. but for
great many wears with the exception of
lSSS, the onion crop has been very sue
crssful paying crop. They produce from
400 To 900 bushels per acre.
Winter squaShc> are not grown nearly 80
I 1 Il.
crop to grow in small orchard. requiring
little work carry and none late The only
difficulty is in marketing--as they are not
easily held for length of time.
Asparagus is perhaps the best paying crop
of all, hut is very little cultivated 1t takes
thee years To get anything in return for
your labor, but after that time an acre Of
asparagus will pay better than any three
acres devoted to stock industry
Garden crops are not grown among farm
ers for their own uNe--you all know how to
grow vegetables, but let me give you some
points in keeping them. Keep your bcetS,
| turnls. parsnip> carrots. ETC., in boxes or
barrels and cover with sand Keep onions
a cool and dry as you can. SquaShes can
be exposed to almost any heat. Keep them
warm and they may lose half their weight
but the flavor will be all right
In ripcning tomatoes late in the fall take
cold frame set it on clean place ON the
Ground. nut in two inches of Glenn straw
nick all YOUR tomatoes that are two-thrd,
! crown. nut them in the cold frame and put
| your glass on. and Won can carry them
| along. ripening them until LONG after frost
! comes
Rev. j. : GoodeH of Essex rave II lecture
on Small fruit, Sandy loan is th, most
! desirable soil for the smaller fruits Too
| heavy CLAY soil does not produce 50 good re-
suits in the quality of the vegetables and
| fruits raised
The afternoon session ya, onenrJ with =
selection bv the choir MIR Sanford of TN.
board rave Il lecture on .Poultry raising &c
| He urged caring for the pnult,.y He makes
il the duty of one Of his family to look after
! the hens and make, il an object tn that ppr-
sun TO take GOOD care of the unultI.y
Mr. WmsIow Of the bnnrd o,yr y lactu,e
on '''rb, outlook for hors, br.,,lino The
| horses of Vermont have oul to he little
small and now if is SUGGESTED that W. u,,
the French coach horse to breed ,nor.. size nm
our Morgan stock. \ good many towns in
| this State have been visited by men SELLING
| so-called French coach stations Getting
/ $4,000 to SaSOO for then, in shares of 800
| each have watched This French rna,.,
cross and am forced Ia think if is not = de
sirable cross for the Vermont farmers
believe this brinpin. in Of these stations
/ will bn an actual in iur,. f., tho horse irtn,.-
| est of Vermont In Eurone IN. hnu. of
the French coach bo,~r they breed ycl
dovoIon we'll and ora dns;,.o,In
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