The Savannah morning news., 1903-07-20
FARM,
Keeping Up the Garden Through the
summer.


summer.
This. of course, is very easy when
the garden has been we'll titled up "a
the present time. but not near so easy
if the various plats have been allowed
to grow up in weeds as they were va
Gated by the early maturing crops such
as onions. potatoes. peas, etc. There
are not many Vegeta bles adapted 10
July planting. but such as there are
are we'll worthy of being started off.
Where plants can be had there is still
time to grow egg plants and peppers,
but it would not be worth while to SOW
the seeds.
1t is still possible to make late crop
of tomatoes from the seeds if the dwarf
or early varieties are used. For canning
purposes this late crop is very deslr-
able in the South, and besides in the
autumn green tomatoes are very much
in demand for the purpose of making
pickles. The housewife does not care
TO either can or pickle in the hot
months Of July or August, if the ma
terials for either can he had in Octo-
Der when it is cooler.
Collards 1t is not too late to grow
this crop. especially if plants can be
had to set out. With care 1t is posi-
BILE yet TO make a crop from the seeds,
but il will probably require a strong
fight with the several insects that in
fest the crops.
The second crop of Irish potatoes
should be planted now if the seed po-
tatoes have been properly saved from
the first crop 1t is very desirable to
bring the potatoes to the verge of
sprouting before they are planted out
in the field. A good stand can be Sc
cured in this way where otherwise 1t
might not be secured.
Beans, both snap and bush butter
can be planted for a month yet In
planting If the soil is at all dry drop
four or five seeds to the hill and press
them firmly down into the soil with
the foot. The rains have been so sea-
sonable up to the present time, it is
more than probable that there will be
dry weather and plenty of it this fail.
Everything that is planted now should
get the benefit of prompt and rapid
cultivation.
1t is rather early yet to plant out
onion sets, but it will not be very long
before ii will be in order. II is well to
begin the preparation of the soil, plow-
ing ii enough to keep down the weeds,
and get the surface soil well puIver-
lied.
Land for turnips should be prepared,
bedding il out and having it in state
of readiness, so that advantage can
be taken of the first rain to sow the
seeds. Just as soon as the first rain
occurs and is well absorbed lay off
shallow drills. sow the seeds, cover
then roll.
For many years we have observed
the plan of mixing three to five differ
ent varieties together and have found
1t decided advantage. Sow the seeds
as evenly as possible and thick enough
to insure a stand. but begin to thin to
a proper distance as soon as possible
after the plants are we'll rooted. Mix
a yellow and a white rutabaga, each
along with one part of Yellow Aber-
deem and Cowhorn. and Flat Dutch
and Yellow Globe and Kashmere
There are other good kinds, in the alb
sence of some of these. but a mixture
of the above will be found good
enough. The turnip, to be sure, is a
very "homely" vegetable, but young
turnips properly served make very
nice dish along in bleak winter when
other vegetables are not to be had.
Turnips are never out of place where
there is mich COW to be cared for.
Boiled with cotton seeds and a little
wheat bran they make an almost I'M
equalled mich secreting food and at a
comparatively small cost. Boiled just
with cotton seeds alone-A half BUSH
el OF each with a little salt
affords a days ration, which. fed
along with a fair quantity of good hay
or corn forage, will keep up about as
good flow of milk as higher priced
foods costing twice as much per day.
Fed boiled and at milking time there
will be no flavor of turnip impaired
to the milk.
1T should not cost over six or eight
cents to produce a bushel of turnips.
and they are well worth 25 cents per
bushel when used in the way sugges-
ed.
A sloppy food into which some sue
culent vegetable enters is the best
substitute for grass that the Southern
dairyman can make use of.