The Cook County herald., 1905-05-20

be set two or three inches-not more
deeper than they originally stood.
The bruised ends of the roots should
be cut off and the rest spread out
evenly. Fill the hole in with rich soil
and be sure to make it firm by tramp
ing or treading it down firmly.
The same rule applies to shrubs.
For seeds the ground should be
rather dry and crumbly and quite
smooth. The smallest seeds should
be barely covered. Seeds the size of
those of the radish require half an
inch of soil over them Peas and
two inches, and this includes cucum-
bers and melons. The larger the seed,
the deeper it should go.
Potatoes in Dry Ground.
Potatoes in dry ground should be
set five inches deep.
Remember that everything must
be made firm by tamping, rolling or
treading.
Manures and fertilizers are to be
used extensively to produce the best
results. Those who live in smaller
places will have little trouble in get
ting ordinary barnyard or stable ma
nure This should be generously ap-
plled and dug deeply into the SOIL
City dwellers may Lave TO resort to
the various compounded fertilizers. AS
these are highly concentrated, it is
only needful to sprinkle them thick
enough to cover the ground at the
time of sowing. A thorough good rak-
ing will bury it deep enough.
There are several ether articles of
great value that can be used when
ever they can be had, and we shall
take them up in order
Use Judgment in Watering.
The question of water is not we'll
understood. No matter how plenty
or how cheap il is, good Judgment is
required.
The nightly sprinkling which mere
ly moistens the surface of the ground
is likely to do more harm than good,
as it coaxes the roots to the surface.
where the hot sun can do them seri-
Gus harm.
The proper way to water is to give
the soil thorough drenching not
oftener than twice a week. This
makes the roots follow the moisture
deep into the ground where they can
do the most good.
1t is true OF everything, whether
trees, shrubs, lawns, flowers, fruits or
vegetables.
Almost any seeding can be trans
planted from time to time when
small, especially beets, lettuce, cab
bage, kale and caulifower. The best
hour is in the evening, setting the
plants in firmly, and giving the
ground good watering.
1t is well to throw light covering
OF cut grass over them early the next
morning and keep it there till the
grass shrivels. No other protection
is needed
SCOT a Splendid Fertilizer.
SCOT from soft coal is worth two
cents a pound as fertilizer, and it
must be saved from stoves and Chin
neys wherever soft coal is burned.
1t is also of great value as a DESTROY
er of insects.
Wood ashes are just as valuable,
being rich in the potash without
which few plants will live at all.
Stacked lime is most useful and can
always be used. Mixed with small
quantities of paris green or london
purple it kills noxious insects.
The SCOT, the ashes, or the lime
can be sprinkled over the ground
just enough to cover it, when a good
raking will be all that is needed. 1t
can be used at any time.
Manure from the chicken yard or
pigeon loft must be mixed with five
times it's bulk of common garden
soil and allowed to stand several
days before it IS applied.
Soapsuds and slops are never to be
wasted, especially during the growing
season. Fruit trees, currant bushes,
melons and caulifowers flourish on
either or both Of them.
Asparagus Easily Cultivated.
Asparagus used to be thought the
hardest vegetable to raise in the gar
den, but we know better now. BY
all means get few roots and set
them out in heavily manured soil.
In the fall sprinkle with salt, cover
them deeply with manure and let it
stay in the spring. In two years you
will be having full crops. 1t is not
necessary to make a great trench and
fill with rubbish.
Whenever room can be spared
from either the vegetable garden or
the flower beds there is nothing more
delightful than to make a grass Mat
of it. Big or little it will be restful
to the eyes and joy to the neighbor-
hood But it takes good soil to make
a good grass plat, for the grass is a
hearty feeder and requires plenty Of
nourishment.
It will be useless to try to grow
grass unless you have at least a foot
of soil that is really rich. 1t does not
make much difference what kind of
soil it is, provided it is given all tho
manure it needs and made a treasure