The Republican journal., 1899-05-11
Waldo County Crop Reports.
From the Board of Agriculture Bnllet

From the Board of Agriculture Bulletin /
LIBERTY. The garden crop of most
| Importance that is neglected by farmers
is the strawberry. Both for pleasure and
health it is of first importance, but is not
raised in this section by more than TWENTY
five per cent. OF the tanners. Take any
good, fair land, dress it well, set 300
plants in May or June, with four feet
between rows and single plant eighteen
| inches apart in the row, keep the weeds
down through the summer, and Won are
| done with labor on them, except the
picking next year When you are done
picking, pillow them under weeds and all,
depending on the patch set this year for
berries next, never picking the same BED
| more than one year. In this way, while
| you will not always get a first-rate crop,
you Will never fail of a fair yield, and
your table will be well supplied. Wr.
| III. Moody.
MONROE. The usual garden crops are
most easily and protitably grown when
| planted on a rich and fine soil that is
reasonably free from weed seeds. For
most crops, it is better to apply the manure
broadcast and work it we'll into the soil.
For doing good work, there is nothing
that will take the place of the pillow in
putting the manure where it belongs
The size of the farm garden depends upon
the needs of the family. There should
be enough grown TIC supply the family
needs, but the farmers energy should not
be used up in growing "a lot of garden
stuff for which he has no market What
he shall raise, depends on the likes OF the
consumers. "Green fodder from the
garden is healthfui and usually cheap,
Int it is W oil ho,npnaI
men and women. For this reason, it
should be used as a supplement to the
staple foods, but not to take their place
in the bill of fare. The growing of garden
! crops for market is a special business and
can not be made profitable to the average
farmer The man who has the soil and
market, and the ability to manage the
| business, will no doubt do we'll at it; but
the majority of farmers can not make it
profitable. Are the Sutton Beauty and
the Benton Red the same apple? Enoch
C.. Dow.
NoTE-We are unable to state whether
or not the Sutton Beauty and the Benton
Ked are the same apple, We are not
familiar with the Benton Red, and are not
able TO find any record Of any such variety
The Sutton Beauty is a rather large ,roundish,
yellow and crimson, sprightly sub-acld
winter appie.-Secretary
MoNTvILLE. | am friend to the
garden, as So much coed food is derived
from it, which is very healthful. A
change in diet is to be preferred. There
fore plant a garden and care for it.
Clean culture is advisable. The more the
ground is stirred and cultivated the better.
My method Of raising cabbage is to
pulverize the soil thoroughly dress well
with fine manure, and SOW OF plant the
seed where it is to grow. 1t is much
better not to transplant, as the plants get
no set back. Thin to Your satisfaction.
Early varieties are preferable, the VIM
ingstadt, forinstance. When green worms
and other insects trouble, cover with
dirt every week, about hoe full at once,
and this will insure success every time.
Lettuce is good to raise for sleeplessness
and NERVOUSNESS. This may be news to
you; Try it this year. F. Hahn.