The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-07-23

nuce The Kind 81 soil 90 De- SEE
iected win naturally depend on
thc crop 20 bc grown For the
home garden almost any " The soilq of
the state can be- made 90 an8Rcra vcry
good purpose An essential require
ment for both fruits aud vegetables ia
good drainage. either natural ~ arti-
nciaL This IL especially necessary
where oarllncss Is question Of linz
poriance. for wet sodden soils are al
ways cold aud backward In the spring.
Soils With "a certain amount Of sand are
easier to cultivate. and viii Boz more
suitable Tor most vegetables than heavy
clay soils They can be- planted ear
Her IN the spring aud will mature crops
earlier. Most fruits. on the other hand.
VIII, 10 this latitude. thrive better aud
Do frccr from disease ON rather stu
clay land than ON very sandy soils Per-
hapa the most notable exception 10 this
statement 10 ,he case Of the Oriental
pears tre Cuntc Kelffcr. etc). which
seem especially adapted To- the moist
sandy soils OF The coast region. The
ideal truck coil " u moist but not wet.
black sandy loan, containing abundant
vegetable matter. ana preferably rest.
ing 90 a not too impervluua red clay
aussol. u should be nearly Lowell. or
with q gentle southern exposure. OF
course the greater the natural fertility
The better. but after an this ~ not
vital question. for there are no soils 10
rich that they will stand continuous
trucking without frequent aud heavy
applications Of fertilizing material The
mechanical condition. and moisture
holding capacity OF the soil N really Of
greater importance to- the truck farm
er. than ~ chemical composition: and
these must be maintained by continu-
ally adding to Ito supply of vegetable
matter. either by applications OF sta
bio manure. or by blowing under green
cropa Only comparatively level lands
should DO planted TO truck crops On
steep broken hllluldes too much fortil-
ny IL lost BY washing aud there 10 too
much extra labor In cultivation All
atumps. rocks or other distractions
should be- carefully removed In order
90 admit the use ~ modern cultiyatlng
machinery. Nefy broken hlllsldcs are
sometimes utilized by planting them 20
fruit trees and especially To grape
vines. Fine fruit can be- grown In such
locations, ana In some cases II may DO
the beat way OF uAinu such lands. "
-. however. usually unWiso TO plant
commercial orchards on land 80 rolling
as ~. prevent roRlnE thu. traaz aud oul- J
tlVatinE both ways. ON account Of the
added labor In rultlyatlng. aud harvest
INK wherN.the ToNs hay; 10 eitrle the
hillsldos. Only high lying laRdil should
DO ggleaod fhr Qrchards, especially Of
the Stone frultaf not only on Account OF
the nettor drainage but because of the
Ercatlr freedom rum aprlng husband
less liability TO loss from rot High
land fruit Il liner cnlorod aud more az.
tractivo than that grown ON low lands.
A nat-topprd hin with the land slop-
ing away In all directions "a aa Ideal
location Tor an orchard. osrpclany II
there 10 a good red el.S- nibspn Tho
character OF tho top soil Is not 80 Inn
poriant Il may be- a little sandy. ln
which case the fruit win be- a few days
earlier; but n Htin rcd clay throughout
with only small amount OF vegetable
matter. will give fruit Of the highest
flnypr. boat color aud beat shipplng
qualify AZ stated before these II.
marks do not apply to tho Oriental
pears and only partially To applea
Parts OF the mountain country Ut North
Alabama are admirably adapted TO mp
pies, but IN tho central aud southern
parts of the state they are little out
ot their latitude. ana the trees are like
~ TO be short lived In dry and exposed
locations, They Win DO bngcr lived
oSt more fruitful IN lower aud molstor
lands, though In such locations the
fruit Is always duller In color aud more
liable TO rot.-F. $. Earle. Ala. Exp.
station.