El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

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Americans want potato that has a
starchy flavor. a white inside, and
mealy consistency when cooked. The
department OF agriculture has ascer-
tanned through recent experiments
that, 10 be mealy, a potato should have
at least IS per cent OF starch, which
means that there should be enough
starch in the cells Of the tuber to rup-
ture them in the process OF boiling
this being the process by which the ef-
feet OF mealiness is produced.
The fancy OF consumers differs some
what, however. in various parts OF the
country. Thus in the north a light yell
low or whitish skin is preferred; in
parts OF the south a pink skin. Nir-
ginia folks like huge potatoes. and
would buy one big enough for a meal
for family II they could get IL.
Farms Under GInss.
Easter vegetables nowadays are
raised on a large scale in greenhouses
and otherwise under glass In the
neighbOrhOod OF Boston this sort OF
farming is being conducted on q par
ticularly large scale, about 80 acres
in that vicinity being devoted TO IL. It
seems likely that within dozen years
from the present time at least 1000
acres Of glass will be utilized in this
country for the growing OF winter and
early spring vegetables. In the neigh
bOrhood Of great cities some day there
will be numerous farms wholly under
glass, catering to the cold weather de-
mands Of the urban population.
Vegetables nowadays are being raised
on scientific principles. Thus. for exc
ample. an intensive system is applied
10 the culture OF tomatoes, its most
important feature being process
called stalking" which consists in
reducing each plant to a single stem
and tying il to q stick, so that tho
vine may grow vertically in this way
all excess growth Of vine is avoided,
which otherwise would draw upon the
plants food supply. and there is great
saving OF space7 Incidentally, the fruit
is kept off Of the ground. and there
fore clean. while ripening more evenly.
But this is not all At the fourth or
fifth hand" above the ground (tOma-
toes grow in little punches, called
hands at intervasl along the stem. each
plant Is cut Off By this means all
available nourishment is concentrated
in few fruits. which ripen very early
and attain great size. The grower does
not want a big crop. later. when toma-
toes are cheap. What he desires is a
small crop OF large and perfect toma-
toes, which, reaching the market when
they are scarce, viii command a top
price
Cucumber for Easter.
Cucumbers for the early Easter
market are grown overhead, in green
houses, trained along trellises. Aspara-
gus is produced six weeks before the
uoE4lldl season DE running SLeaulplneS
underground through the fields be-
tween the rows-the steam being
turned on for an hour or two each DAY.
so as TO warm the plants and make
them grow. The choicest and most ex.
pensive celery is now grown by en-
closing each plant in an earthenware
cylinder, to bleach the stalks by ex-
GLIDING sunshine
One OF the most remarkable devel-
opmenJs Of the new horticulture is the
growing OF muskmelons in sings. each
melon being upheld in the air BIZ
board shelf a foot square suspended BY
strings from the vines. which. instead
Of running along the ground are made
to climb over trellis-like ~arbOrs" OF
Stats. Each individual melon, from the
beginning OF its growth. receives al
most as much attention as II il were a
baby.
Has Aerial Cradle.
It has an aerial cradle OF its own,
and its nurse is the nurseryman. At
frequent intervals IL is examined. to
make sure that no insect or fungus
enemy is attacking it. Being upIifted
above the surface OF the soil, Il can
not suffer any stain. and from time TO
time il is turned slightly. so as to pre-
sent new side 10 the sun When at
length il is picked, II is a perfect