The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-20
THE VEGETABLES TO PLANT.
Suggestions as to the Varieties That
Give Results

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Give Results.
''One OF the very FIRST consideration
in connection with the growing of trucl
crops is the question of variety" says
u writer in the Rural New Yorker
There are, OF course, many other things
worthy of consideration, but | believe
success or failure in trucking hinges NOR,
particularly on the selection OF the va.
riety best suited to ones needs than on
any other one thing. TO find just what
variety il best for our own needs Is
sometimes a long and costly perform
ance. A great many costly mistakes are
made Then, too. one must keep trying
the newer varieties as they come along
to see wherein they are superior or in
ferior to those already being grown. 1t
all costs, and the last word is never said,
for new varieties are coming all the
time, and conditions are changing; how
ever, it may be OF some help to some
one to mention the varieties we have
tested out and now consider the best
for our purposes" He then gives the
following suggestions as to variety:
| Asparagus French Argenteuil. because
OF its large size and ability to resist rust.
Reading Giant is being tested and looks
promising, but it will require another
year or two to state positively just how
il will compare with Argenteuil.
Tomatoes Sparks Earlana exclusive.
~ for the early crop, This tomato was
originated in this section.l Bonny Best
for second early and can crop. John
Baer may be a strong competitor of Bon
ny Best, but it is too soon to say posi-
lively.
Sweet Potatoes Yellow Jerseys ex-
clusvcly for high ground. Red Jerseys
for low ground, where yellow potatoes
mottle or turn dark.
Peppers Ruby King is the best early
sweet pepper we have found for market.
Hot Bull Nose is earlier, butt does not
sell well later in the season. VIII try
Giant Neapolitan in small way this
season.
Onions yellow Danvers grown from
sets. Crop is harvested early in July.
White Potatoes -Cobblers for the early
crop, and Hoosiers for the late crop
planted July to 10.
Cantaloupes -Fordhook. With us it is
the best cropper and best seller and is
really fit to eat. Best either for home
use or market.
Watermelons Tom Watson for distant |
shipping and Kleckley Sweet for home
use and home market.
Cabbage Early Jersey Wakefield for
early and Flat Dutch for later. Our soil
il too light for Danish Ball-Head. Copen |
hagen Market looks promising for an
early cabbage, but seed must be sowu
in the spring. Plants must not be win
tered over.
Squash White Patty-Pan for early.
1t comes early and sells fairly well IN
til the markets get supplied with egg
plant
Boston Marrow for late. II keeps well,
crops well and our local market is preiu-
diced in its favor.
Cucumber London Long Green. The
vines resist blight TO some extent and
The cucumbers will remain green longer
than some other varieties. II sells well
and makes a crop.
Peas Alaska for the early market
md Gradps for second early and home
use.
Wax Beans--Early Refugee. 1t crops
we'll. comes very early and being green
nodded bean sells better than the yellow
Beans.
Beets-Crosby's Egyptian for early
'rop. We grow no late beets.
Turnips Yellow Globe for local mar
,et and Purple Top in clover for the
attic.
Sugar Corn Stowell's Evergreen for
main season. No early corn is gr"wn. !.
With most OF the vegetables ! have
famed we are very careful 10 select and
ave enough seed for our own use each 4
ear. We consider it misfortune to
ave to 90 10 unknown parties for seed
{ asparagus. tomatoes. sweet potatoes, .
egplsnts. peppers. sugar corn. squashes, .
or watermelons. These can I
n be- saved at home. and they can all !
e greatly improved by little care in
election. This has been proved over
nd over again. BY saving our own seed
70 not only know that We have the prop l
r variety. but we can select the type
hat suits us best and continually make