Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-09-21
FARMER AND PLANTER.
FOR THE TRUCK FARMERS.
>yrf.x Lettuce Crsv 90 the
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d-veiopef into a vs-t Industry in the
South Atlantic trucking sections. and
the North Carolina station hurr iculfur-
Isl has eudeavored - study rot only
methods hut the varieties best adapted
10 the Use q the marksf gardeners AZ
the different s.asonz In this regiun.
favored with a mild winter climate. the
growers are fast ,earinE thar With a
little pru5s~tinn they can produce a.
tne lettuce ~ csu b. SruNr IN rha
northern hothouzss. ant ths crup has
become one Of the leading interests
Que q the growers recsnriy wrgts
asking ne the foiioFiuE ga-s'ious-
What variety 8 best for setting n
the open ground in The fails wait
big. heavy headed variety thaf - a
gucd seller ia me northern markets
Their I want a lettuce for the frames
ami one for the spring market frpl
OUTSIDE
Another grower writes that b. IS
growing frame lettuce ouiy ant has
nov rs frames nlle,i with COW peas.
Wash h. proposes 10 let liz doWu aad
spade them in a. a fertilizer. ard
wants n kuox II they VIII nor serve IN
I place % stable manure II h adds
plenty Of the mineral fertilizers As
this - a mater Of Ezaeral interest
Eiii- after having given both nv siess
CT he suhiect say more Or ths pgr-
poe q heipinE others
Nv first inquirer das- uot say
whether b. wants 10 SIX n lettuce for
{ faii hsldiag In he open -ruurt Or for
wilfering in rhe deld ant heading n
7 TIE sprf1E This vii make guife a
E difference in shs varieties SD q thu
Bis Boston or ne California Cream
Batter lettuce suxu afoul the mithe
q AhzIst 'hinly broadcls-. car b. 81
I II Ssil-manured ami fe--iIizs.i s1ii ant
BEADED before he Esarher u cnid
7 enough ~ uscd III pru--vfi1u q the
I frames. ant this crop coming In in No
I vsmher and early Ueesmt-r- i usually
assry probable once since the cost OF
I growing IS far less where he francs
zre uss-l
Bur uus thinS s. nssLsd - -
known By Al ler1uce -roNers Thfs Is
Z tha- he pilnt b a very Eruss feeder
All mus b. v-u fes fer he bssy -
( suits TIE most careful expsrimeurs
a. this an ether experiments stations
have shown thar either n the ope1
ground. in frames and IN hoshousss.
I manure alone vii nor max he best
Z lettuce nor ~ili COMMON fertilizers
Acne The s,ox 1irriscasicu q ths or
z2nic natter supplied lv rha manure
seems % b. necs-sarr. sale the ressi-
/ ly soluble cummarc.al fertilizer > ais0
re-sis't 70 push tae growth IT. r1o~,
sgIrr-ssful growers have found MS on
a vel a. III st1Ilou inr-ssl Ea-urs
Fer a unnhsr o. sears / have ben
srlIig X u1ser nuulsroEs EafIs-ilfiss
auf Elfh 1saser far5l5riss the ehlrz--
terrsries q lie varieties 1f Ier-slce
hzvs iszruet thar there are coura-a-
tivsiy few sCrts tAzf ar of value -
~ =ruS-rs n ths sossrh for the north
srn ma-ker Th- cz-a-d-res u rhs
ss~'isal@z cuule Annually Ei-h tas bssi
q iszrTcss. ard "a n -har thsy ars 80
-S % zup-rss,-e a. others BIZ ore
asrsE aaalh=r Ne have rrsasi he 1,1Ieh
70 cur psr-snzI iCss. for o5sr sxrsri-
UeEzs wsrs maize a. Cur OWE cusz- and
ne SGps1 - =sE sOEsrE5uS oGr q TIE
crUrs We have f11nE- husaver. thzr
for sariy hsAiSzS = the IA azd for
winter and early sPring healing In tie
fr1nss. there are u varieties equa- 70
he tao Es have uamssL Ba- Ehsa il
CONES - setting plants IN The Esid lzls
n th- faEI 70 head osIl sisia IL gha sprIn=.
these varieties wilI es failures All q =
er sorts hat 10 TOT compare via thee
n the francs ars better
The Two varistiss named ara ucrs
tender and ar APT 10 gEt injured Or
allied by sevsre weather. ard ezen
when they DO survive ghs winter they
boir ard run 70 Sod II ne spring WITH
out heading firmly enough for Shipping
Bur fortunately We have varieties thai
are especially adapted % tie nsesss q
the fall planter for spring heading The
eeSt Of these l. the variety that has
been bred up near Rzl.igh and there
known a. the SheIIam- This variety i
known in the e1falaguss a. the Won-
dsrfrSi- Il i The largest AID hardest
heating Of al lsrtGees. but : u Iirrle
value fer winter work in The frames.
BGx Il Is more aarIy thar the butter
varieties Similar % this i the Maules
Improved Hanson This variety was
originally s@ns out b. Col George
hanson. Of Kent county. Mary
land in whose family il has be-n grown
for generations L : similar IN ap-
rsaranse 70 the Wonderful. but not
gzlts 80 Iarzs. and Il i rather TOO
brittle 20 make a good shipper While
for the faIl heading ne would advise
The sowing OF The Biz Boston and CALI
fOrnia Cream Butter lettuce in August.
this Vii not do for The crop thar : 70
be Einrersd over IN the open ground
advise Jain broadcast sowing u al.
because When sown N rows We are a.
ways AFT &c ~ the plants crowded
While thin broaSiczsging. using plenty
Il space Ne get srurd- plants each
gruWn BY uSsI and better suited 70
: tzansplanrin=- Fer setting in the opea
ground ! would SOW see1 OF the Veg
ierful hrst about the middle OF Sep
tsmber and again about the first OF
~NAN1-As a. ~ -r1<0G NAY D. S1Cl J
that he first sowing may get too large
and Ne want good plants. just large
enough 10 winter well For this crOp
| would prepare the land Eell. and run
burrows TWO feet apart il for Iefnucs
alone. or wider 4 Il IS irtsndsd 70 set
the lettuce between the cabbage plants
81 AZ the sane time These burrows
should b. nlle.i with weII-.Iscayed STA
bic manure and e TIE land has had a
crop Of peas grown en- X and buried
when ripe II the plowing. al the better
Or the manure n the farroxs would
Use hish-grade complete fertilizer,
made By mixing SD pounds 0f acid
phosphate. 90 pounds Of fish scrap and
81" POUNDS Of nlHriare Of potash e
make tone. and would use not les.
than 5i-s pounds per acre Of this IN
he furrOw- On the manure. and ther