Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-26
PERTINENT AND HELPFUL HINTS
FOR Killers OF THE SOIL

String beans take first rank among
our different vegetables, and many
prefer them to peas, which are gener-
ally conceded to be the favorite. They
are remarkably easy to bring into
growth and a child can manage them
successfully when once a few simple
cultural rules are understood says the
American Agriculturist. In the lati-
tude of New York it is not safe to COW
much before the first week in May.
After that successive sowings may be
made at Intervals of two weeks, and q
lasting and appetizing supply may be
had throughout the Summer,
They should be planted in the direct
sun If the best results are desired;
planted in the shade of trees or build
ings they will not amount % much.
They are partial to a sandy Of. gravelly
lOam, bountifully enriched with ma
nure However. when forced to they
will grow 10 almost any kind of soil
For convenience plant them in hills
one foot apart and rows two feet wide
For a family Of three or four, two rows
Of six or twelve hills each viii give
sufficient supply. Plant four to six
beans in a hill and cover one and one
half inches deep. Hoe around them
and keep the weeds down, but remem-
Der that rust will attack them il h0ed
while the leaves are wet. When
beans are to be canned for exhibition
only one plant should be left in a hill
and allow only half dozen pods to de-
velop When the beans begin to swell
pinch the top out of the plant to turn
the strength in another channel.
Liquid manure may be poured around
the plant with very good results.
When frosts seem imminent cut
stalks OF sweet corn which will have
ears suitable for table use. and store
them in a building The husks Will
protect the ears, they viii ripen no
further on account of the loss of sap,
and often remain i'm perfect condition
for two weeks.
Use only male asparagus plants
those producing no seed--for a perm
anent bed. They make stronger roots,
larger stalks and are more productive
Cut out those plants when seed begins
to form. and when seedlings are old
enough to bear seed they can also be
destroyed.
Now that tobacco is to come into
this country free from Porto Rico the
attitude of the Cuban tobacco trade is
interesting. That vigorous effort
will be made to secure a reduction in
import duties on Cuban tobacco, with
perhaps ultimate free trade, is most
probable Recently, the merchants
union of Havana. asked the tobacco
buyers Of that city for an opinion as
to the duties that should be levied in
the United States upon Cuban leaf
Their reply was to the effect that
duties on cigars should be reduced to
to $3.50 irrespective of value. and that
duties on wrapper and f'ler tobacco
should be reduced 20 to % per cent.
respectively. The statement asserts
that if Cuba does not obtain conces-
sions to which she has a perfect right,
in view of the fact that she is under
the economic as well as the political
protection of the United States, annex
alton should be asked for. This the
United States would grant, the state
ment says as it would be In conform
ity with the desire of the majority of
the American people.
Wholesale tea planting on 5000 acres
Of land near Charleston has been be-
gun by a company that expects event
ually to put 100000 pounds OF tea a
year into the market.
Stock may be controlled easily il
never allowed to taste freedom. Peter
Tumbledown's stock are unruly be-