Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-11-16
CELERY.


Celery is Gle of the most palatable
vegetab ss To bs found ON Am-ricY u
tables. lis clesn res-. brightness and
crspness, together with it's deiis sht-
fnl oier sDd f'vor, are th- qnali les
that mske it welcome and have caus-
ID the dem Id fer 1t to increase
more Ia )idiy than thu sup ~.
lis culture haa, however, spread
tapidiy IN recent years as a variety
OF soils has been found upon which
its prodnc' on is Certain ani vary
prof.taole At the present time there
i scarcely town of any s:z, in GU
state whose gardeners do not include
ce ary tmor & merket crops, wbi.s
t bias also found an hoaored place
III mauy lily gardens. during
'he last four years celery has been
grown rs an experimental crop at
this station. It's culture has become
have been worEed out ard adapted.
Onr work with the crop during the
past season has b-en attended with
mTrked success. From tn Tesults
obtained at this st l;iou anl from
da'a collected in various DC, tlons of
Eeria'e, we feel confident in max
ing tho following observation
OBTAINING PLANTS
Hcme-g grown plaIts have given
better results than those Oi,rained
from commercial growers. Fre1h
-ee,i Should he sown in rich al in
no; he'd or cod frsme about April 1 i.
Rows sac'lid be six inches apart aud
ne saed covered 10 a depth Of one
sIghlh lnch- Firm the earth over
the seed and shade lightly. Water
70 Keep tia soil moist bnt not wet
Re;. uiate temperature of the frame
at from coo 10 7O9. " hen the
plants are two or three lncLes hig,
hey should be transplantsd into
Other beds or else thluned and shear.
ed off, i'll order TO make them stroug
al q stockr. Plants should be we'll
h rlened eff before trant planting in
20 be field.
LOCATION
The b st location for c.l.rs is a
moist coil tp t, OF rich Ioany soil,
protected from the wind and suit
able for irrigation If possible. En-
rich the soil henvily with we'll ro' ted
~''b' g manure early in the spring.
Give dep powin< and cultivate
thoroughly, i'll order to have the
gre und mellow at the time Of trans
planting.
TRANsPLANTING
Several methods are in practice.
Setting plants in trenches' in for
rows, ON the sides IF burrows and on
the level surfac- are methods en-
tloyed by various growers. Our
best success has b.eu att ained ia the
following wa,; Mark of rows four
feet apart and furrow with stir.
ring plow, turning the ridges in the
same direction. Set the plants six
inches apart on the side Of the fur
row next the ridge aud little above
the bottom. In subsequent cultiva-
ton keep the furrows open and ase
1t Ms n ditch IN irrigating.
CULTIVATION AND BLEACHING
rhorongh cultivation sho lid b.
the iule from the start. Permit no
weeds 10 grow. IL irrigation ie
ractised, the ground sh bs cul
iivated after each ap ,lic,tion of va
ter.
When the plants have atfainsd the
proper sizs for use, the leaves are
brought IN o an upright position by
hoards placed on either side Of the
row, 20 that they slope toward the
plants at the top, or else by dirt
drawn against he plants and packed
firmly around Them. The oil iect of
thus l. to Cause the leaves to take an
upright position and exclude tho
hight from tue haxrt Of tue pisnt. 30
that tie iaier growth il white or
biesched". The process Of bleach
il req ,ires from two TO four " ,eks.
depending upon .he vari.fy and time
OF ear.
DIGGING AND STORING.
After the bleaching process is car
ried rs far as desired, the plants are
dug. For early celery. this may be
in Sen'A'-.--- - October, but the
late crop should not be taken up un-
til there is danger from freezing.
The plants are usually lifted with .
spade or potato fork, and the decayed
outer leaves removed. They are
then ready for storing. This may be
done in a damp, cool cellar, or in