Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11
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tuce during the cool fall and early
winter months. 1t ts used for garnish-
ing meat dishes and Is in good demand
Plant late in the summer for fall and
winter use. 1t Is quite hardy, and q
little protection with leaves will carry
it safely through the winter.
Raspberries are about the easiest OF
the small fruits to grow successfully.
Small fruits will give returns in soils
in which vegetables will not do their
best.
Grapes may be propagated by means
of layering more easily than in many
other ways. The best plan is to dig a
trench from two to three inches deep
lay the vine in this and cover 1t over
Leave the tip sticking out. The vine
that Is covered will throw out roots
may be separated and planted sepa.
rately. A raspberry vine may be made
to produce new plants by bending over
the tip of cane and covering it with
dirt at the end.
The quantity of lime applied varies
considerably in the various sections
and at various times. This has prob
ably been due in a large measure to
the cost Of lime and the relative dis
servatfons seem to indicate that it! is
better to apply small quantities and
make the applications at frequent in
tervals rather than to apply very large
quantities at one time: The old prac-
tfce Of putting 100 bushels or more pei
acre is seldom practiced now. The kind
OF soil to which the application is
made makes 1t necessary to vary the
quantity. It is now pretty we'll rec
ognized that on poor soils and on sandy
hA WI 1lAl ~ = q
should be small. The results of the
test made by the Maryland experiment
station indicates that from ten to TWEEN
ty bushels is ample for one application
The application should be made every
four to eight years.
For ten years T. H. White of the
Maryland experiment station has been
devoting a part of his time to the pro-
duction of variety of cabbage that
tive diseases. He has developed a
strain of the Flat Dutch type which is
resistant to the yellows, this being one
of the worst diseases of this cabbage
plant. The extension service of the
Maryland Agricultural College, in CO.
operation with the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. has arranged
to conduct some demonstrations to
show the value of this improved seed
and to distribute 1t over the state. In
vi Vel " seizure d demonstration, the
grower must agree to set the plants
from the resistant seed in the same
field with plants from commercial seed
and. If possible, field that had grown
cabbage last year should be selected
He must also agree to keep record OF
the yield of both the resistant and the
commercial seed and to permit the pub
lie to visit the plots.
In letters recently issued to the sew
eral hundred corn club members in the
state. the county demonstration agents
and club leaders are including some
valuable suggestions regarding the Sc.
lection of seed corn as furnished by
Prof. Nicholas Schmitz of the Maryland
agricultural experiment station. In
regard to securing suitable seed corn
Prof. Schmftz saws:
In growing profitable corn crop, II
is mistake to go far from home fol
seed. particularly II a heavy yield the
first year is desired. Seed brought ir
from long distance and grown under
neighborhood, will not. as a rule. YIELD
as well the first year as good seed of a
good variety grown nearby.
Usually. the larger growing and
later maturing varieties Of corn will
yield more than the earlier and smaller
growing sorts. Be careful. however
that the variety you select is not toe
late in maturing and that the cob is
not too large and has not too high a
percentage of moisture. because late
lot of rotten corn for you. and hence
much lower yield. In sections where
the growing season is long enough
such varieties as Boone County White.
Golfers Excelsior. Giant Beauty,
If grown nearby. the long yellow
variety grown in Frederick county and
the white cap corn grown in Balti
more. Carroll. Cecil and other nearby
counties, are as good as any for large
yields. These varieties require from
125 to 1875 days to mature.
Your seed corn should have a high
termination, that Is, you want as many
kernels as possible to be live kernels
You can only make sure of this by
testing your seed corn in the manner
best time to grade your seed corn for
planting is when you are ready to
shell it. Select only heavy. solid ears.
with kernels of uniform length,
kernels uneven in size should be
thrown out. Before Smelling the seed
ears, remove all small and poorly de-
veloped kernels from them, as such
kernels may produce only weak or
barren stalks and lessen your chances
Of growing a profitable crop. When a
corn planter is used in planting. 1t is
always best to also take out the large
and irregular kernels.
Seed corn is best shelled by hand,
letting the kernels drop into a coarsely
meshed sieve, where OF sized kernels
will be quickly seen. Remember that
you expect a strong and healthy corn
plant to grow from every kernel you
plant; you cannot afford to be care
less in seeing that every poor kernel
Is thrown out"