New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-11-30
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DECEMBER.

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This the month to pepare your
land for Spring garden. inere
are lpany families contemplating
making a garden next Spring Tor
home use, and others who intend
growing vegetables on a largs
scale to ship to Northern markets
and not having any experience
in the above line are continually
asking for information. AS the
Enterprise has already published
many articles on that subject,
but for the benefit of new SUB
scribers will continue to give
monthly directions on working
vegetable garden, also the prop
or time to SOW seeds and varle-
ties suitable for this climate. AS
seed sowing is the starting point
of gardening you cannot be too
careful of the time and manner
of preparing your land. Com
mence by giving your garden a
general cleaning, all the land that
is not occupied by winter crops
should be put in order. All corn
stalks, tomato, okra. eggplant
must be pulled up. Weeds, grass
near fencies cut, gather all rub
Dish and have all put in piles ana
burned.
There are many who object to
the above, but are in the habit OF
blowing them under, thinking
they are fertilizing their land
also gathering weeds, corn stalks.
etc, putting them in piles, allow
ing same to remain all winter IN
the garden. That pile of weeds
is no more than a receptacle 1or
the gathering of insects of all
kind, where they make their win
ter quarters, and deposit million
of eggs to be Matched the follow
ing Spring.
The object of burning is to des-
troy insects, eggs and seeds OF OBJ
noxious weeds. 1t is more econ.
omical to have few loads OF
stable manure harled to your
garden, or if stable manure cam
not be had, get commercial fer
.ilizer. Your land would not be
infec ted bv insects. and diseased
plants. Land not occupied by
growing crops intended for, your
Spring garden should be plowed
into beds, and allowed to remain
in rough state all winter, ram,
ice. frost will put the land in fine
condition for Spring.
II YOU desire success in raising
vegetables it is absolutely neces-
sarv to sow only fresh and re-
halle seeds, also varieties suitable
for this part of Louisiana.
Seed merchants are now receiv.
ing their supply of new crop OF
seeds, consequently there is no
necessity of buying old seed that
has been in stock from last sea-
son.
Many ar" receiving seed cata-
logues for 1913. In making out
your list be careful to select only
such varieties suitable sor this
climate. Many sorts that will do
well North will not succeed in this
section.
During this month very little
can be planted in the open
ground, sow carrot, spinach, rad
ish. mustard, parsley, roquette,
blackeyed Marrowfa.t peas.
In cold frames. sow all varie-
ties of cabbage, lettuce, endive,
early caulifower, which can be
set out in open grown, in January
end February.
Onion plants should be set out
as soon as possible, also devide
and set off shallots.
I WANTED-Bonafide business
Proposition, preferable single man
with 100000 capital to travel with
shoy. You handle your own MOL
ey. Enquire this Office.
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! A GOOD winter garden is one Of
the cheapest and most profitabls
investments the rural denizen can
make, and no home should be
without one-even in the city