St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-03

For spring and early summer cab
bage the following varieties are rec
commended: Jersey, Wakefield, All
head, Charleston, Wakefield. Early
and Succession. The Copenhagen
market, new variety, has given ex-
cellent results in many localities and
is we'll worthy Of a trial.
In most sections Of the South 1t
is not advisable to grow cabbage
during midsummer, but a fall crop
should be grown. The same yarfe-
ties may be grown in the autumn al
in the spring, but It is usually de-
sirable to plant larger varieties, such
as Flat Dutsch or Danish Ball Head.
Seed for the fall crop should be.
planted in cool location In late
summer and the plants Sc out as
soon as they reach he proper size
and the soil contains sufficient mois-
ure to start growth. Cabbage plants
should be set IA to Is inches apart
in rows 30 to Sc inches apart. The
earlier varieties, which grow small
heads, are usually set closer than the
later ones
For further information on cab
bage growing, read Farmers Bulle-
tin 433, entitled Cabbage.
Carrot.
The soil and cultural requirement
of carrots are practically the same az
for beets. Carrot seed, however,
should not be planted so deep as beet
seed, and the plants can be allwed
to grow closer together in the row.
Carrots may be dug in the autumn
and stored In banks or cellars, or
they may be left in the ground to be
harvested as needed.
Varieties recommended: Half
Long Scarlet. Early Scarlet Horn.
and Chantenay.
Cauliflower.
Caulifower hriyes best on rich.
moist soil. The culture OF this crop
is about the same as for cabbage,
but it will not withstand az much
frost. In order to secure bleached
heads it is necessary to protect them
from the sun. The usual practice Is
to tie the leaves together over the
heads.
CaulifioWer is often prepared for
the table in the same way as sab
bage. One of the best methods OF
preparing caulifower is to boil the
whole head in salt water Il tea
spoonful Of salt to quart OF watery
until It is tender. Drain on the
water, place the caulifiower IN bak-
ing dish, and pour over 1t q white
g ule maue as loIloWs' Men tW0
81 Dutter ana run into
= .wo 'aDiespoonluis q nour' aud
. one eup " nix, SUI until smooen,
poli tug ,n1ih Win the nour ana nnt-
tel untH tnlcA. Four Inc Wnlse
sauce over tne caunnoWer, sprinkle
Win 2 .aDlespoon1uls each o. gratea
s : anu Duttereo crunfps, ana
'pro wv, = an oven.
vallelles recommended: barry
onoWoan ana DWarI Eriurt are me
salIgl'es ~ caunuoWer most COM
monty grown = .ne South.
C 5sa
- Tue ioWe1 south ce.ery y grown
as = Iau crop as y Will not mature
uuIans not WeaIner. me SEED y
soWn n coll. snady place 10 late
summer anu Inc plants sci OUT ~
TUG autumn as soon az the SOL De
colnes MOIST. me SEED snouid pe
soSn = IoWs anu covered HgntU
Vnot MoIe tnan one-eiehtn % az
mem or soWn BROADCAST and covered
WIN .Duriap, stsaW, or some other
ma.erlal, 20 prevent the loss q
moisture WINE the SEED IS germinat-
ing. y VIII oe necessary TO water 4
the SEED Ded often during dry wealth
g.
. - the upper south celery may pc
sIown u tue spring % n the au-s$
.uInn. ~ sprlns crop. the seed
sloulu De startea y hotDed curing
tue WInler 50 tnal the plants may
Mature before midsummer. Celery 4
does not Dleacn Well m not weather,
!. put ro.s Wnen banked or Doarder Tor
Dieacnlng.
Set ceery plants inches apart
e rows s Ieet apart Tor horse Guilt
satlon, u 70 g 2 lncnes apart Wnen
manu- cuitlvation IS 60 pc employed.
1eiely REQUIRES q oeep, Ficn, moist
T SOL anu rrequent sna.loW cultavation. 8
Wuen Brown as 1aA crop celery
nay " planted alter some otner
clop' sucn 20 peas Deans, "a uDase'
oI faulsnes. When .ne celery plants .
ale nealy sIoWn nstie SOIL snouIo
u I" uiawn a1uunu tne Dase 20 nol0
lne pants - pace. ABOUT Two
MeeAs pelols tney are Wantea Tor the
LaUe eAo UleaCAiAS SHOULD pegln.