The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-04-15
s1ifrD. meas. pepper, SQUASH and otnions
How to Prepare Ground.

How to Prepare Ground.
For growing certain crops It has
often been fonnd "a yisable TO prepaTe
the ground in e special manner Soch
crops as beets, radishes, and onions
are sometimes grown on beds SIX To-
80 seefi n, wifffIl aud raised six 70
.eight inches with narrow walks be-
tween. From Baltimore southwark q
cabbage, caulfhower and similar crops
are freauently grown on top or on
411s sfdes Of ridges. When the plants
S =. set an top OF the ridge better
ffa IMAGE for the roots Is secured 's
When set on the south SIDE OF enc
ridge: greater warmth and earlier ma
tnrity. win be secured, and Wh zen
planted on the north sac, t1e W.
e retarded. For growing celery and 9
few similar crops it has been found
advisaI1 q rs place the plants IN Luf-
,..oy,rs: 81. slight trenches in order that
the soil removed may be available
for workinE In around the plants as
they mature. ~, ov,+,ro.
garden is a sead bed as the seeos
Of many of the crops are planteu
where they are to grow AS the TERN ~
seed bed IS used here 4. refers y
some specially u prepared place. 70 u,
sta rtines.1lant from which they may
Nc ty-ansnlanted to their permanent
nositfonsi in the garden, The locatlo 1i
~ a., G,itfioor seed bed should be sucn
that Il. NAV be conveniently Teacheu
Cor '1,,aterine, and it should be natural
10 protected from drying WINDS
Kind of Soil.
-zood soil for. a seed bed consls1s
of.one part OF well-rotted man re, wv
1oa.-ts of good garden loan OF hol 1'sS
sods and one part OF sharR, lne ST.,
The manure should be tnorou 80,
,.o++ad hut II should not nave pesn
es,s,osed Ia the weather and the
al renetF1 leached out of it. the adal-
tim 81 leaf mold or peat viii tenu y
make the soil better adapted Tor seen
I,ef, purposes Mix all the mgr le ...I1s
topetFe1 in a heap, stirring Well Win
a shovel. after which the SOIL sho QUO
he sifteds and placed in boxes OF IL Us 'iie
bed ready forsowing the seeo-
Weed seeds and the spores OF lut n,so
ous diseases that are present IN tne
III 81. !, seed he'd may be killed by
placing the soil in pans ana DAhlns =
for an hour in a hot oven. -
Tbe seed bed should never pc al
lowed to become dry, but great care
eTo,i1d' he taken that too mucn WaGe
q. not applied. Plants require tne
cotton Of air upon their roots ana an
excess OF. water in the SOIL Will eA-
cI1de the air. Too FREQUENT and neaV =
Ivaterinss will cause the dalnplhs-o'i
of the seedlings e.,.,,+s
A few hours before removing platlts
s.. - the seed bed or plant bed they
sl1n,lld he well watered and the water
sIIowed to soak into the soil. rms
T.,iII insure portion of the soil al
,ar;na. 10 the roots and prevent the
Giants from willing. If the plants
hove heen properly .thinned OF Trans
-11anted 1t is often possible to run
iyniFa or troweI between them, nus
c1fting5 the soil into cubes tnat are
transferred with them 70 tne ss1fueAl'
Pudding Process.
Where the soil does not adhere 70
49, -oots IF the plants it is well 70
puddle them. In the process OF Puu-
Hing. a hole is dug In the earth near
the n1ant bed or a large pail or pan
1av he used for the purpose, and e
thin slime, consisting of clay, COW
,,1anure and water, is prepared Inc
11Ian+s are taken In small bunches ana
their roots thoroughly coated WIZ,
this mixture by dipping them up anu
down in the puddle a few tlll lss:
Pudding insures coatlng % ~ 20
"a nth over the entire root system OF
+I,a liant prevents the air from reach
ine the rootlets while on the way 70
the garden. and aids in securing az
rect rec contact between the roots. and
u In parts of the country where the
sunshine is extremely hot duElns
mart of the summer, some plants' es
necially those that are grown lot s ara.
p pI,rnoses. are benefited by shading
SHADING STA is often used in the care OF
s s21a.aiI when they are first trans
planted. ,o. 49,, -,
- ,,eed for protecting plants that have
been set in rows in the garden by
placing them on the south side OF the
row rn.,ei at an angle that will cast a s1ad.
ow over the plants and holding thsin
in Mace by short stakes driven in the
rra,nd Iaths, wooden stats, cotton
cloth. or shaded sash are frequently
nsed to protect plant beds from the
heat of summer
HARVARD BELL RINGER DEAD.