The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-08-27
FARMER AND PLANTER.
VEGETABLES FOR THE FALL.
''ns ABOUT the Fall Vegetable Garden
what to Grow and How 70
Prepare for Them.

Prepare for Them.
HOUSINGS OF farmers and villagers
VINO are In the habit of planting a
spring garden seem not to realize that
vegetables grown in the fall are lust
as valuable an addition to the bill of
rare that goes upon the table in fall
ana early winter as in the spring. We
are glad to know, however, that the
value OF fall gardens is being consid-
ereo by greater number of people
IMAM In past years. We know of a
number OF farmers who are preparing
70 plant both Irish potatoes and cab
oaRe' not only to supply their
own tables. but to supply their
neighbors' tables who are too busy
growing cotton to take any time
IN producing common vegetables.
many are indifferent because they
have long while been az customed to
look upon fall gardens as of but little
value, costing more than they come to.
An the face Of this the fact remains
SILL that q fall garden may be made
most profitable feature of every farm:
provided the farmer will give some of |
MS valuable time to preparation, plant |
ing and cultivation. What to plant is |
an important question, which we shall |
not attempt to answer from the mar
ket gardeners point of view, but will
give Few items as to what farmer
may plant for his home table With
great majority the turnips are the one
icading garden crop, and it deserves to
receive much consideration on account
OF It's large yield and value both for
table and as food ration for stock.
PREVIOUS preparation is very impor-
tant. Land should be in good filth.
ana liberal application of manure
shonld be made some time before sow
Ing Manure from the BARNARD and
nennery will be found to supply the
needed plant food. As to varieties, we ,,
think that for early fall use the old .
standard sorts, Purple Top, Flat Dutch .
Ano white Egg are equal to anything :
sown. For the later maturing crop,
Landredth's Snow White Globe, Am
Der Globe and Purple Top Globe will
be equal to any, so far as our personal !
experience goes.
Cabbage is fall crop easily grown.
The greatest difficulty is in producing /.
crop OF plants. II plant bed is
made convenient to water and then
shaded partially from the scorching
avs OF the August sun, plants may be =
lad ready to plant by the early part of !.
september, and if early maturing sorts =
Ike Jersey Wakefield, Burpee's ALL =
lead Early, or Early Flat Dutch, they =
VIII mature before severe weather next !,
winter. Snap-beans are easily grown. T. =
TAINTED from the 18th to the Goth of =
august, they will give an excellent :.
upply OF delicious beans from the ~
,iddle of October to the middle of No. o.
ember. and frequently till December. -
We have had them that late more than "
nee.
English peas may be planted in Sep
smoer as soon as cool nights enable w
hem to go through the day without m
hitting, though the early sorts may be ev
lanted as late as the middle of Octo- af
err, and If there is sufficient rain. will ca
i've supply of fresh peas to go with as
le Christmas turkey. We have had oil
lem as late as New Years day. We "
sed scarcely remind our readers that SCI
dishes are as easily grown as fall on
lrden crop as turnips, and no garden pa
complete without a supply of crisp, tel
othsome turnip radislles for early on
e. For later winter supply either Ap
g Black Spanish or Chinese Rose ssb
dish should be sown; both are
rdy, and will stand sharp freezing
Gather and be sweeter after the
,sts fall on them. In sowing turnip thu
ed or radishes it is well to scatter a all
tie oats among them; the oats spring. tor
up, serve as protection against res
'ects that prey upon the young Its
lnts, thus at times saving the turnip car
'p. OF course the oats should be fro
ID very sparingly, or they may choke by
the young turnip plants enc
n conclusion, it is just as well to boil
that no success may be expected ait'
thout an abundant supply of manure gin
ul out everything you can scrapc up OF :
scatter it upon your garden. Tur- use
8, radishes and cabbages need plen- SON.
of it and will repay you in large nor
ASSURE for every load they get. Now. earl
ther farmer, don't take our word d
the statements we have made. Try
nd see If what we say is true or
Cultivator.