Evening star., 1916-09-10

Spring and summer are so univer-
sally considered the only growing sea-
sons that 1t strikes most persons as
foolish attempt to reverse nature
when one talks about sowing crops for
late fall and winter gardens. Just the
same 1t Is true that a number Of gar
den crops may be sown now to pro-
duce during the late fall and far into the
winter Off instance. here is a list OF
vegetables for planting in the fall
garden:
Beets-sow seed the last OF septem-
Der Or in the very first of october.
with a very light protective mulch of
straw the plants will winter and pro-
duce roots for earliest spring use.
Cabbage-Good strong plants Of the
Wakefield varieties. II set out now, will
make good heads before winter. Pro-
tected lightly with straw or grass
covering cabbage and collards will
stand the average winter in this sec
tion.
Kale-Seed sown during this month
will produce abundant crops of greens
during the winter and early spring.
Siberian curled is probably tho best
winter variety.
Lettuce-Big Boston lettuce sown
now Will furnish q supply Of good
heads for winter salads. With slight
protection perfectly firm heads may be
produced all winter.
Mustard-This will stand all the cold
to be expected in this section and seed
sown this month will supply greens
during the fall. winter and early
spring.
Onions-If good sets of the white
pearl onions are planted during this
u,i11 fur Oh hI1 ha for
during the winter and spring. Seed of
this variety, for spring onions, may be
sown any time up to the middle of
October.
Spanish or other varieties of winter
radishes may be sown now and the
radishes will remain in good condition
for use during the winter.
Rape-Though this crop is usually
sown for forage or pasture. it is a fact
not generally known that rape sown In
September will produce plants that are
excellent when cooked and used for
winter greens.
Spinach-Sow seed the last of this
month or early next month for greens
and the crop will last until late spring.
Turnips-sown at any time up to
September 25 turnips will produce
both roots and tops for winter use, and
for continued use until late In the
spring.
Moles are doing a good deal Of dam
age In flower beds. sweet potato rows,
lawns and other places at this time of
year. Contrary to the belief Of many,
moles do not injure sweet potatoes by
eating them, as the animals are unable
to work injury in this way. Their
burrows, however. furnish ideal run
ways for various species Of field and
meadow mice and these little rodents
play havoc with the sweet potato tub
ers. The burrow of the moles injure
lawns and flower beds. and the follow
ing poisoned foods are recomm ended by
experts of the Department of Agricul-
ture for exterminating the pests:
Stir the kernels of unroasted pea
nuts In white of egg and while still
sticky sprinkle with Paris green. Mix
well SO that each kernel gets a coat
ing of the poison, then allow them to
dry.
Or remove the seeds from raisins
and. using a toothpick, roll the opened
raisins In powdered strychnin.
Then with pointed broomhandle
pierce the burrows of the moles at in
tervals. Drop a poisoned peanut or
poisoned raisin into each hole thus
made and cover the hole with dirt
Moles pass along the burrows or run
ways several times a day and when
one of the animals comes along 1t finds
the poison. nibbles II and that Is the
end of the mole. The poison is equally
effective for the various species of mice
that also frequent the runways of the
moles. Be careful In preparing the
poisoned bats to get none OF the poi
son on the hands, and when through