New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1907-07-27
WORK IN THE GARDEN FOR THE
MONTH OF AUGUST.

This is the month to prepare
your land for the sowing of all va
rieties of vegetable seeds for fail
and winter.
Commence by clearing the land
of all rubbish, weeds, etc, pu'
them in pile and burn them, by
doing so a great many eggs and IN
sects Will be destroyed,
After the land is perfectly clean
ed pillow into beds Of ten or twelve
feet wide. Have them numbered
and be careful that cabbage are not
planted in the same place that was
occupied by cabbage last season.
! A rotation of crops must be OBJ
served, that is, all plants forming
leaves should be followed by those
forming roots, bulbs pods, etc.
The reason so many fail III rails
ing cabbages is that they are cont
nually planting cabbage III the
same beds for years.
The first sowing in order is cab
bage.
Sow as soon as possible, so the
plants can be ready to set out in
September. By sowing the early
and late variety at the same time,
cabbage can be had from NOvem-
Der to February. The Jersey
Wakefield are the first to head, fol-
lowed by Henderson, All Season,
Surehead, st. Louis Late Market,
and the Late Flat Dutch.
From seeds sown in July and
August, plants are more certain to
form heads, than when sown later,
as plants will be only half grown
and are liable to freeze when cold |
weather sets in.
After the seeds are up, to pro
tect the young plants from insects
use tobacco dast, apply i'll the
morning when the dew is on, after
the plants are forming leaves cat
terpillars will put in their appear
ance. Use slack lime to keep them
away.
At the end of August if the
weather is favorable, not too hot
and dry, SOW Beet, Bush Beans,
Carrots, Celery, Mustard, Parsley
Radlsh, Turnip Ruttabagga.
Be careful and buy only fresh
seeds. New crops are now being
received by seedsmen.
Last season market gardeners
were very successful in raising all
kinds of vegetable more than they
could sell. Prices for cabbages
were very low. While we had
in abundance, in the
large cities West and North they
were very scarce and in great de-
mand.
We were continually receiving
letters from dealers in vegetables
wishing to buy truck by the car
Dad. Unfortunately we had not
the facilities to ship. We are pa,
iently waiting for the "Evangel-
me- Road to be built Then we
will have direct con municatlon
With the West. We will have the
opportunity of disposing all the
ruck we can grow.
We raise as fine vegetable in the
Parish of Iberia as can be grown
Egg Plants, 2 10 3
pounds, Cabbage 20 lbs, Lettuce
to 3 lbs, Water Melon 40 to 60
bs, Corn Frs 4 to Is inches long,
jauliflowere 10 inches in diameter.
These are facts as specimen of the I
bove are brought to us by gard I
ners every season. I
Do the merchants realize the
Of the truck industry |
n this Parish. Gardeners EN-
10y hundreds of men, women and !
10 pick and pack vegeta- !
les, thousand of dollars are paid
ut every Saturday evening aud =,
hat means beSiness for every store
eeper, for that money is spent
or groceries, dry goods etc.
Let us do all we can to build the I
and encourage the truck
ldustry and make this section the {.
arden spot of Louisiana.