The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-15


Il addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer n.
Milledgevilles Ca, will receive immediate
attention.
Garden and Farm, Potatoes and To-
matOes.
After a more thorough test of the Tri-
umph potato this season we are prepared
to speak more positively as TO its merits.
1t is unquestionably a most excellent va
riety. Goodrich has been our standby
for many years despite the existence of
scores Of approved newer sorts, but this
year it failed to give the satisfaction it
has invariably done in the past 1t made
no show at all by the side of the Triumph
and the latter was affected with early
blight, while the Goodrich was free from
IL. Under like conditions the Triumph
yielded three times the crop of Goodrich
our seed potatoes of both were the finest
IN appearance We nave ever used, es-
pecially was this true of the Goodrich but
this variety evidently is not equal to the
Triumph in drought-resisting quality. De-
spite the dry April which generally
proved disastrous TO potatoes in this sec
ton the Triumph yielded very nearly a
ranging from four to eight ounces. On
the other hand, the Goodrich tubers were
small and few in q hill" The May rains
caused them to take on new growth and
in such way as to cause the matured
potatoes to present the appearance of so
many artichokes The Triumph tubers
lard ball. We shall certainly plant them
another year %. W
We should like very much to hear from
any OF our readers VINO are using this va
rety; what their experience and conclu-
slen are. Is it a good variety for the sec
The early June rains have sent corn and
Cther garden crops booming along to
an extent rarely. witnessed. Where the
SToPs were tldsd over the four weeks
uroGShI IN April and the two weeks dry
spell OF May, by proper shallow cutiva-
Jlon June progress has been most remark
What a crop Of tomatoes is now in pros-
pect! If the boil worm ana the blight will
only hands-on the yield must be prodig-
lous. For the home garden what q beauty
Is the Dwarf Champion variety. a few
hundred plants at the stage when the
druit Is setting gives the appearance of
q 1lmlnutlVe forest Of oaks. Unless there
Is much wet weather the plants are easily
kept upright by strip Of Single or lath
70 which the plant is tied before it once
1a!ls over. But this variety especially is
adapted to our plan of growing three or
Two plants to the hill. We have recon-
you tried II P PSn t5 seyeTa tines sa Have
tnree feet apart is ample distance. With
NUS two and half or three feet apart
IN the row set three plants in a triangle
eight to twelve inches apart PIT n
slight stake in the center, a lath will an
sWer the purpose even. Before the fruit
encircle the whole with a cord about a
1907 from the ground. A band of cloth
Is preferable for it will not cut the stems
IN WINDY weather. 1t may be necessary
to use second band higher up If the
growth is very luXuriant as may hapUen
If much wet weather occurs in Tune II
Is wen worth the trouble in our judgment
Some varieties of tomato do make
tremendous bush or vine. whether the
season IS very moist or not. We have
hundred plants Cor vines, so to speak of
the yellow pear variety grown for the
purpose of preserves chiefly. When the
pants are not staked but allowed to lie
nat they take up sixteen to twenty SQUARE
feet Of surface. They are so fumenseIv
productive, the weight of the fruit bears
tne vine down closely to the earth. There
are other varieties of like SPRAYING
habit, all Of which are adapted to the
M pr. plan with judicioqs pruning in wet
seasons. OF the. several methods of grow
ing tomatoes which one do you like best?
DO you not find it admirable to support
the plants one way or another? In wet
seasons, especially, it will make a vast
diherence in the amount of marketable
tomatoes. Some Of the newer varieties
and If the wines" OF these are left un-
supported will turn out very few mer-
charitable tomatoes.
Tomato Growing.-One plan probab lv
you have not yet tried. When planting
either on a small or large scale, the fol-
lowing method, with a good proportion of
the crop, was found desirable and gave
satisfaction, and is worthy of being com
Tnended to those who have not adopted
that is planted after the open ground has
been warmed up sufficiently, and the frost
period has been passed.
The land is flushed in March in this
latitude, and the fertilizer spread broad
cast and narrowed in. Between the first
and the tenth of April rows are laid off,
three to three and a half feet, with a long,
narrow scooter, and the burrows listed
with the same scooter. This makes the
ridges narrow and not very high.
At first only every other row is planted.
Every two and one-half or three feet
along this ridge six to eight tomato seed
are dropped on top and pressed into the
soil with the foot, and the job is complete
for the present. As soon as the plants ap-
pear they are hoed and forced into prompt
growth. In couple of weeks after COM
ing up these will be large enough to trans
plant. The alternate rows that We're not
planted are made ready by relisting if
hard rains have packed the soil at all or
weeds or grass started to grow. The plants
are drawn from the hills in the other
rows and transplanted along these rows,
the same distance apart of those planted.
At first, two plants are left to each hill
drawn out at the next hoeing, If both live,
and used to replant any vacant place
made by cut worms or other injury. This
gives you plot of tomatoes with alter
with plants that have not been disturbed
tap root unimpaired
For the later planting this is an admir-
able plan tone we have observed with
great satisfaction with cabbages alSo) and
viii commend itself to most every grower
after the first successful trial of it. Some
seasons il will be found that the trans
planted make the most satisfactory re-
turns; again, another season those rows
not tranSplanted will do the best. Condl-
tons arising from drought or excessive
wet will influence the result. As a rule,
however those rows where the plants
were undisturbed will bear the longest.
S. A. G.
Peaches From the seeds.
1t is all very well and proper to plant out
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