The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-04-04

thoroughly sprayed, better cultivation
can be given, and the fruit will ripen
earlier and be more uniform in size
and shape. The fruit will be kept
Off the ground and can be more easily
harvested. For canning purposes
where earliness is not of great i'm
portance, 1T is Il question whether
pruning and stalking will pay, because
as much or more fruit will be produc-
cd without the training.
Harvesting.
Tomatoes for q local market should
be well colored and firm when pick
cd but for a distant market they
NUT be harvested before they become
we'll colOred. For market, tomatoes
should be put up in neat, attractive
packages preferably in one half peck
baskets which can be shipped in 4
or 6 basket crates. The more uniform
in size, shape, and color the fruit,
the higher the price received on the
market. All deformed, cracked, or
decayed tomatoes should be thrown
out as such fruits will injure the sale
Of the first class fruit The tomatoes
should be placed in the baskets in
such way that they will present the
best appearance and will not shake
about in the package. Do not put
large and small fruit in the same
package. For a very fancy trade, to-
matoes are often wrapped in tissue
paper before being placed in the bas-
ket.
For canning, the tomatoes should
be full ripe but not soft. Unripe
fruit gives a straw-colored product
when canned and over ripe fruit
makes "mushy'' product.
Beams and Okra.
For growing beans and okra, the
same general directions of prepara-
tion Of soil, fertilizer and cultivation
as given for the tomato will be salts
factory. The seed of these two crops
may be planted as soon as the soil
has begun to warm up and all dan
ger of frost is over. For a continuous
supply Of these vegetables, successive
paintings, four or five weeks apart,
should be made.
Plant seed or inches apart in
rows ) 1-2 to 4 feet apart and cover
to the depth of to inches accord
ing to the sOil-the lighter the soil
the deeper the seed should be plant
ed. AS soon as the plants are we'll
established thin to II to IA inches
apart for dwarf varieties and IS to
"a inches for the large growing va
rietics.
The pods should be gathered when
they are tender and this will ordinar-
lily require picking every day. The
varieties most commonly grown are
the Tall green long pod, Tall green
short pod, Dwarf green long pod,
Dwarf green short pod, and the Lady
Finger.
Beans.
Plant the seed to inches apart in
rows 12 to feet apart and cover
1-2 to inches deep. There are two
types Of bush beans grown in the gar
dens IN this country-the wax and
the green pod. Among the best va
rieties of wax or yellow podded beans
are the Round Podded Kidney Wax
Wax. OF the green beans, the
Stringless Green Pod is one OF the
best. Another popular variety is the
Kentucky Wonder.
The girls who do not wish to plant
the entire tenth acre in tomatoes may
have two or three other varieties Of
vegetables in addition to tomatoes. We
suggest string beans and okra be-
cause these vegetables can be canned
to advantage, the okra being combin-
cd with tomatoes.
Sincerely yours,
Mary E. CreSwell,
Assistant in Girls Demonstration Club
Work.
TO BAR LIVE PESTS.