The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-05

green house work. But there are
many people living within reasonable
distance of towns or cities who have
limited acreage and must farm inten.
siyely, To these a small greenhouse
where early vegetables and winter
lettuce may be grown will be found
profitable combination with truck.
gardening, frult-growing and poultry.
Two crops of the looseleaved or
Grand Rap DIS, lettuce may be grown
| during the winter and still give time
and space to grow early vegetable
| plants needed for the garden, as well
as many cabbage, tomato and other
vegetable plants to sell. We have
found the loose leaf variety OF lettuce
to be much easier to grow than the
head varieties, and here in Wisconsin
and in neighboring States II sells bet
ter than the head varieties. Even II
your town market is not accustomed
| to winter lettuce market Will soon
be created and you need not fear the
competition Of shipped In stun as
people can get the fresh home
grown article. It takes from twelve
to sixteen weeks to grow lettuce and<
the tines when it sells best are from
Thanksgiving to New Year and from
early February to spring.
About the middle of August the
first lettuce seed should be sown in
flats, and two or three more lots sown
at intervals OF about two or thee
weeks. The seed is not expensive
and enough should be sown to fill eve
ry possible BIT of space. AS soon fs
the first character leaves show, trans.
plant into flats or in the bench about
an inch and a half or two inches
apart. Before the leaves begin to
crowd transplant into the benches tive
inches apart each way. The reed t-r
the second crop should be sown about
the first of November so that 1t Will
be large enough to plant ght into
the benches as soon as the first crop
is out of the way.
Practical Lettuce Gospel.
The soil should be loose and quite
rich. We have had the best success
with about half well-rotted manure
and the other half ordinary garden
soil with some sand added. DO no,
pack the soil for lettuce as you would
for other plants and do not press the
SOL about the roots very firmly when
transplanting. Water Thoroughly
when soil is dry. New soil will not
be needed for the second crop; simp-
ly stir 1t up and loosen 1t we'll Lice
will be the worst insect trouble. FUN
igate with n tobacco preparation oft
en- to keep them down, as they will
ruin a crop If not kept in check. We
| have usually started marketing wnen
the plants were rather small, SO as
| to keep up a succession, as this Is
necessary when selling locally in a
small town. We start selling when two
plants stuck together with a tooth
pick weiih two ounces. AS soon as q
single plant weighs about two ounces
or little over we use a single plant
to a bunch. Later, before all is mark
eted single plants weigh twice that OF
more, but are sold as one bunch. We
have received fortyfive cents per doi
en- lunches from the local grocer, anC
While the grocer could have bough
shipped in stuff cheaper he was GLAD
to handle ours at this price becaus,
of the quality. There Is not h grea
deal of profit in lettuce growing, Du
the expenses are not heavy as tn,
lettuce does not require high tempe,
ature, and 1t gives occupation durin.
the winter months and makes 1t POI
sible to have the greenhouse for star
ing early spring plants where tn,
most profit is actually made. Their,
will be good many waste leaves
when marketing the lettuce and thes,
are the best kind Of green feed 10
the flock OF chickens
II you are so situated that you thinl
a green house would be prof table do
not hesitate because you lack expe'
fence. II you possess common sens,
you will acquire the experience witt
out any considerable loss due to mi
takes.
CANADA EXCURSION