The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-23

them should at once be sent tc the eX-
+ pertinent station at Saltwater so that this
very dangerous insect may be prevented
from securing a foothold in the territory.
Early rhubarb or pleplant can be forced
into an early growth in the spring by COW
ering the plants in the open garden with
about one foot of fresh manure in Febru-
airy or March. The manure should
+ cover a space two or three feet square
about each plant. 1t IS a good plan to
place some boards or old barrel slaves
around the plant to hold the manure in
place. II the boards are close toge Their
and stand a foot or so above the manure
they viii do a great deal 10 protect the
young leaves from the frost. After the
manure has been on the ground for a few
days hole five or six inches in diameter
should be dug over the plant in the ma
nure to aid the plant in starting through
the manure Most Of the early growth
IS made from the food stored in the roots
the previous summer. To secure the best
development of the plants and roots, the
plant should be set in rows four feet
apart and two feet apart in the row, and
given clean, shallow cultivation through
out the summer. Three or four inches Of
well-rooted manure should be we'll worked
into the plant around the plant in spring
Plants receiving good cultivation vii last
five or seven years with0ue renewing
Forcing the plants may have a tendency
to weaken them and shorten life OF the
plantation.
Another method OF forcing the plants IS
to lift the plants with large ball OF the
surrounding soil from the garden and
place in a cellar or slow hotbed. Keep
the roots wen beaded in soil and moist.
Light IS not necessary for their growth.
The method is quite satisfactory and It
can be carried out any time during the
winter The plants viii produce edible
stems within four weeks after they are
placed in their warmer location The
plants VIII do best if the ground has been
frozen once or twice before plants are
lifted from the garden.
Much good money IS wasted every year +
in the purchase Of nursery stock that Is
"the grea test wonder Of the age" Peo-
pie keep on buying this sort Of thing and
probably VIII continue 10 do SO. Some .
enterprising man. out of a Job. perhaps. /
or possibly because there IS money 70 BE- .
made at It. arranges with some grower
or nursery stock 20 I'll his orders with
The agent starts cut and names # "tha
ever-bearing pumpkin apples" Trees are
are sold for dfty cents or dollar each.
and the purchaser plants che ever-bear-
ing pumpkin apple trees watches g
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last there are a few blossoms. What O.
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plain reliable trees - Missouri pippins
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