Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-22

| ed with an instructive paper upon The
Growing and Marketing of VeSeta-
bles, which was listened to with close
attention.
In market gardening, Prof Stevens
said, there were two points about
equally contributing to success. the
etable gardener must have a founda-
ton of honesty, and vigorous physical
constitution, and he must be bright
and alive to the new things that are
attractive to his customers. He needs
to be a first class business man.
A large factor in success is loca-
ton, judged on nearness to market.
Incidentally, the professor said that
Norwich was most favorably located
providing transportation through
water, trolley ana railroad facilities.
Transportation also affects the secur-
ing of large amounts of stable manure,
since it can be easily shipped to the
farms If not near a large city. For a
young man, a place near summer
resort might be a good place to start,
a I'D he cou11 establish an order route.
The vegetable gardener should also
pick out a place free from unseason-
able froStS.~
One matter of high importance is
water supply, and a 1000 gallon tank
with a small pumping engine might
make all the difference between mar
keting the crop or failure just after a
large amount of work had been put
into it.
cred, but not of SO much Importance,
since we can change soils. but we
should avoid tough clay soil and asOiI
full of small pebbles. However, a va
riety of soil is needed, and We should
not try to get all one kind of soil on
the farm.
On the subject of barnyard manure.
he said that there was more to be
gained than fertility only by the use
Of farlnyard manure, since it brings
about the ideal condition for the crops
YOU are manuring for and no amount
of commercial fer tilizer c1n take the
place of barnyard manure. 1t is only
through the supply of right conditions
that persons can produce vegetables
in perfection.
Time comes in as another important
matter in vegetable g: rdening. To-
morrow will never do, not the next
hour sometimes. To be on time in
planting, growing and cultivating
means TO be on time in marketing and
getting the best customer.
You should have 4 regular rotation
of crops for the vegetable garden, for
onions are about the only crop which
can be raised year after year on the
same land. Rotation is one defense
against insect injury and fungus dis
ease.
Seeds-good seeds-are another req
uisite of good crops, and it is a mis-
take to purchase seeds because cheap
Farmers and oranges should club to
gether and order their seeds early.
On the point of marketing, Professor
Stevens advised the gardeners not To
have untidy or slovenly helpers, but
to put up their vegetables neatly.
clearly and ractively. One poor
bunch or basket viii set the standard
for your whole load. Keep your pack
ages, boxes and crates also neat and
attractive and don't surface with the
best goods the top of the package.
Professor Stevens spoke of the
Reading. Pa. plan the best he
knew for the disposal of market pro-
duce. In that place the city has es-
tablished five market houses where
the farmers hire space and sell direct
to the consumer There is also a law
streets before o'clock on the morning
of market days. The nearer the pro
Queer can get to the consumer, the
more satisfaction there IS all around.
Question Box.
After Professor Stevens had con-
cluded, Worthy Lecturer Rogers con- !
Quoted a question box, the queries pro-
duced and answers given making this
an animated part of the programme /
y question about the relative posi- |
ton of the farmer and the hunter
brought out several statements from
mem bers of the grange on the way the /
hunters disregard any sort of proper !
" rights and do damage to stock and +
farm property, and the question was /
raised as TO where the state had a /
right TO give the hunter a license to 4
hunt. One farm owner considered that /
the hunters license might give a man I
a right to hunt on Chelsea Parade, but /
not on the farmers land. The opinion 4
was expressed that the legislators I
who are SO ready TO pass hunters Ii /
cense laws need looking after with in /
that the farmer has a vote /
that can count for something.
There were questions on dairying T
and several other subjects.
Two readings by Mrs. Grace II. Man [
ming were heard with much pleasure.
her selections being The TOboggan ana
When the Minister Comes to Tea.
What a City Farmer Can Do.
This was followed by a paper by f..
n. Berry of Norwich grange. His sub
ject was What City Farmer Can Do.
Mr.. Berry spoke from experience in
raising fruits in city garden, which
bank. He enumerated apples, pears,
peaches, plUms, cbrrants. white grapes
and cherries as the fruits he raised. He
told of the numerous different vari-
cites of the different kinds of fruit ha
raihed, and mentioned with approval
the method of growing grapes within
paper bags Mr.. Berry also stated that
he raised the first green peas by July
{, as days from teh time of plantinfi (
He also raised lima beans. squash Gu
cumbers, celery, horseradish, arti-
cholIes, sage, pars1eyfi thyme. cara
way and considerable variety of
lowers. He mentioned one squash
that measured 81 inches in circulnfer-
ance and weighed IL pounds. He had
also had much success in raising to-
natoes through seed selections
This was followed by a dialect
song by George A. Montgomery OF +
Ledyard grange, who responded to the
call for two encores.
Worthy Master Pultz then called the
grange to order for the regular clos
ng exercises. concluding the meeting
about 4.30 O'Clock.
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