The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-03-08
Money in Gardening.

MOuCy V0IUcuI0Ss
just at this time when irrigation ideas
and irrigation talk are developing into
practical experiments, it stands every
person in hand who is turning his at
! tentiOn in that direction to know what
crops are likely to be most remu1erative
| for labor expended. For the gardener
Dodge City is probably the best market
in the western third of Kansas, and we
believe that in the staples the city will
consume larger product than it is
possible for Ford county gardeners to
raise for several seasons yet.
In regard to what lines will pay best
a writer who has devoted his life to
gardening says in the Kansas Farmer:
There is always money to be made in
growing early onions for punching.
Try few of the best bottom sets to start
with. They can be planted In rows one
inch apart, fourteen inches between the
rows. as soon as ground can be worked
in the spring.
Onions from seed is one of the most
profitable crops that can be planted.
They do best in rich, light. loamy
soil, and unlike most vegetables, sue
coed well when cultivated on the same
ground for successive years. They may
be planted as early in the spring as the
ground can be worked, allowing four
pounds per acre. Sow thinly in drills,
about one-fourth inch deep, and one foot
apart between the rows. When the
young plants are strong enough. thin
gradually so they will stand about three
inches apart. keeping the surface of The
ground open and free from weeds BY
frequent hoeing; take care not to stir the
soil too deeply or to collect it about the
growing bulbs.
Peas are also money makers and
should be planted the very first day in
the spring that the ground can be
worked. as few days make great
difference in your returns. Three or
four hundred dollars are often realized
from one acre of this crop. One of the
best early peas is Lightning Express,
and for heavy yield and earliness it is
hard to beat, as it ripens very evenly
and is sure crOpper. The sweetest
early pea for family use is American
Wonder, or McLean's Little Gem. and
always. commands the very highest price
in the market, but is not as heavy
yielder as Lightning Express. For
market use plant in rows three feet
apart. sowing quite thickly in the row
at depth of three inches. From one to
two bushels of seed are required to plant
an acre In this way. BY succession Of
sowings. about two weeks apart, fine
peas may be had all summer. Giving
your best attention to this crop, keeping
free from weeds and well cultivated, you
will feel rightly repaid. Care should be
taken in having your peas picked at the
proper time, as customers desire them
fresh and tender. See that stock is
clean, give good measure, and cover the
basket with rhubaIb leaves so that stock
will present clean and fresh appear
ance when offered for sale. BY little
such care and forethought. you will very
soon build up Il reputation for your
goods that will enable You to quickly
dispose of them at the highest market
price. When peas have all been market
ed. pillow your land and prepare for
crop of late cabbage, and thus turn your
soil to account each day of the season.
One of the best late cabbages is the
new Christmas King. Seed may be
sown in May and transplanted to the
field last of June or first of July, three to
three and One-half feet apart, so as to
admit of cultivating with horse cult
vatOr both ways. This crop needs rich |
soil and good cultivation while growing.
thereby insuring you a profitable in
vestment.