The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-06


winter afforded Three years. II not four.
oIt OF I'VE years the following plants
when established 81 the proper time in
me fali- survive our average winters
mons, spinach cabbage, English peas.
mustard carrots, chard. asparagus. There
are several other lesser vegetables that
frequently can be started 10 advantage
IN the fall and as high I'D as the s2d decree
OF latitude, that of Macon. Ga in low
ATTITUDES, lower than Georgia and FlorI-
"a, Deets- satisfy Cauliflower usually 20
ntoousn the winter with little or no dam
/ began the new years work in my one
acre ny putting all the space then va
S In IN good condition with pillow and
narrow during September. At that time
OF course good part of il was still Oc-
cupled with such vegetables as tomatoes.
ttgg plant pepper. snap-beans. butter
Deans, CABBAGE, corn. Some of which
would not vacate the land until frost late
IN OcloOer or early ia November. Aug
ust soWn turnips held a portion of the
space aIso- Several of the above mem
ton vegetables were growing as second
crops ana were in their prime of fruit
DedIlhg IN September Such as corn. to-
matoes and beans. 1t would be Novem-
per before any of these yielded up their
space Tor another starting of a crop.
made II rule to plant such crops as
gether, so that the pillow could be used
III preparing the several plats.
Inc vacant plats being cleared of all
uepIls, and well ploWed was laid off
carefully and bedded UP at a distance
of three feet. This was done as eariv i'm
Sepleihber as possible. so as TO get the
Dehent OF any rain that fell during the
month that would settle and firm the soil
early in October the first planting of
onion sets was made, usually those not
larger than a chinquapin and setting
them in very shallow furrow in rho
center of the bed. My beds and seed fur
rows We're as straight as a line could
make them. and the sets of uniform size
were placed three inches apart in the
IurroW, lightly covered with a rake and
the soil pressed firmly on them with
noe, or a light barrel rolled on them
would not use my iron roller in such
a case, for fear it would crush the sets
Later on in February every other onion
may be drawn out and sold in punches
for seasoning or frying.
spinach does not require so great
a distance apart of the rows as three
teet but rather than make the rows
eighteen inches apart preferred to plant
the crop in the three-foot rows along
with the other crops and after breaking
out the middles between late in October
or little later, set cabbage plants in the
water furrow. The spinach VIII be used
out OF the way during the winter and
entirely by February, leaving the soil
get as much out of the one acre as pos
sible. When one has plenty of land he
may act differently.
sow spinach in very shallow drills
early in October, or a little earlier If the
seasons suit; cover lightly and roll. /
prefer to sow just after a rain, disturb
AAA6 Nilt SUI just tlOuSn TO make a IQT-
row with the drill. If the soil is pressed
firmly to the seeds with roller or heavy
barrel the young plants will appear very
promptly and allow of being busted with
ashes as protection from the flea beetle
This little insect and it's work must be an
uclpated in the fall or the damage will
be done before its existence is even sus-
pccted.
Cabbage seeds are sown in September.
in beds when protection can be given from
hot sun, so as to have plants to set out
Not 1T
up as Macon plants set out in the first half
of December are likely to escape injury.
OF course, in setting out the soil should
be well firmed with the foot about each
plant. If the precaution is taken of hav-
ing piles of pine straw at hand, and when
a severe freeze is threatened, place a
big double handful of the straw on each
plant ana about it. IT will generally fur
nish complete protection Let the straw
remain on for several days. Damaging
freezes rarely occur before January, even
in Middle Georgia. Not once in ten years
is an onion crop. properly started in Oc-
tober, seriously affected by cold
me main crop of onions should be
plant few sets. There is this very seri-
GUS objection to using sets: They will
oftener than not shoot to seed about the
time they are as large around as your
thumb. instead of making merchandise
onions | have lost crops time and again
from this cause until | am about out
%
ence of a good many others.
This trouble will not occur when the
crop is started from the seeds.
FROM now on the bulk of my onion crop
Will be so grown
grow the plants and proceed Just as in
the case of growing celery or cabbage. |
procure fresh seeds IN due time, and SOW
them in seed beds (after November in
cold frames) and provide plants to set ont
when the proper time arrives For plants
to set out late in October and up to about
N0VDn CHI 10,
about Uhe middle of September. PulveriZe
the soil thoroughly and lay off shallow
drills, to inches apart press tine soil
with hoe or foot or roller firmly to the
seeds Then water until the soil is satu-
re- ted Cover +he bed Molly --ri4', nine or
other straw Cor anything thu will act a ;
a muicn.J Examine IRON UllnO 90 unIr,
and as soon as they begin to sprout ar
range the mulch so as to admit light to
the young plants. Draw the straw into the
middleS. At the same time If a CanoDv
can be imDrovised ali the better. Water
and work alternately, the young plants
and keaD them growing. When they are
IS large as a straw, or small lead pencil
they will be fit to set out. Set out on
raised beds that have been we'll firmed by
rain or the roller. Get the plants in per
fectly straight rows. Set or inches
apart. Be careful not to put more than q
quarter of an inch of the stem into the
ground; press the soil very firmly to the
young plants. If set out in October or No
Vember no working Will be necessary UNI
til late in January. l set more of these
plants from January 20, to February %
than any other time. A small area is set
in April for a late crop To get plants
for February setting, the seeds are sown
in cold frames from the 10th to the 15tn
of December. The most important requi-
site lin regard to this crop is to get fresh
seeds of a good variety. The Prize-ta
the Queen, the Rocca, are good kinds.
J. Nanhoe.
Rice Growing on UpIands.
Editor Morning News: Some time ago