The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-22

uni er one can see the gardens that we're plant
ed In the spring. grown up in weeds. and the corn
stalks standing where the roasting ears had been
gathered. In such gardens one will and the nex.
season an abundance OF cut-xorms to destroy the
Young plants. for among the grass and weeds IL
where the moth likes to lay eggs. Our truck
farmers understand the value of rotation In v.ge-
table crops. and do not leave their land idle after
the early crops. But the farm gardens and even
the town gardens are apt TO be neglected after
the first crops planted In the spring have been
gathered. On all our farms there IL too little va
riety OF vegetables for the family. One see. on.
crop of snaps planted in spring. when By sowing
a row or two az fast a. the frst sowing comes up
We can keep up a supply OF snaps from May to
frost
Satisfy, Parsnip~. and Egg piant.-Then after
the early garden peas are OF. set tomato plant.
for a late crop. The snaps can be- followed bv
satisfy and pa-sn!ps: for while in the North these
are about the earliest things so~n IN the garden
June and July are better IN the South. s!aca the
early sprfng-so~n ones are apt 10 get woody and
run TO seed at mtdsu N rner. and satisfy and mar
ships make their bes, growth here during the late
fall and winter. Having plenty of these hardy
vegetables in winter will add greatly to tn. htll
of fare on tho farm. Aaa ret one xiil hardly
ever And in our country districts any parsnian or
satisfy. Satisfy roots boiled and mashed IN and
fried are a very good substitute for fried oysters.
a. Aas pSkAA IN o8kEu KNOWN N oyster plant An
other garden vegetable ono seldom sees in The
country districts Of our papers territory In tn.
egg plant There In no better sunmcr vegetable
when sliced and fried in batter, and they can be
boiled and canned for winter and then taken on,
and fried In cakes and are "A good AZ the fresh
ones
Sliced Tomatoes in Januar-Tnmatn.s of
course. every one Hk~~ 10 have. But very com
monty they fall NJ ua!aaumner. and . one ao.a
not raise a lot Of late plants he ham no tomatoes
in the late fall. Plant @ome tomatoes To come on
with ~.il-grown green fruit; about tho time tina,
frost In expected. Then when The arnt srnw, n!pm
the vines gather The green tomatoes and w-an
each In paper and pack in boxes and place In a
cool cellar. Bring out a fs~ az = time and uai
them In n warm place 10 cninr M. and yoa car
have sliced tomatoes I'll nia-Iaauarr.
Lettuce. Radi.h~~. and Early Tomato~.-Then
every farmer should hare At least u les glass; nat
bed saah~m on y frame on rich aosl. where he czn
hare lettuce nil through ;hs winter. I hare varh
\ frame right NJ my kitchen aour. aud nn~ tnc
last OF January. Sc have about eaten up he CROP
and hare y lot Of young plants coming on ~ith
sufn~ parsley and radinh~a In the sans frame. II
yon are fond Of radiahcw. @ow in September or early
October. In \ warm place. ne~a OF the Chinese
Ro@@~coior~d winter radlah. and ~ The x~ath.r g~ta
eolt put rough manure between thr rows. and
yoa can pull An. radtshss ali winter through. I
have soli ,hnaaaa dm nf these all winter In Raleigh
during The winter months from n. open ground
IN" sanhea and frame that every sayfen should
have ~tli not nniY keep you In lettuce in the via
ter and early radtahns In spring. but wtii enable
you IN get ahead of our a~~sghbors IN early to-
nato~H. Sow seed la III. house windows in Feb
rnary ana ~ they get strong set them \ f~s
niche. apart In n. frames and gradually harden
Them IN The outer air and set them In April and
yoa will have tomatoes 10 sa, when your neigh
ooTs hare only little green on.m.
Vegetables in suce~s~ion.-AH fast aa one crop
III RRrf~ .sa a. h.aa t4x-A Eat Aaf N - n