Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-05
EARLY VEGETABLES.
Some Valuable Hints by Expert at
 State College.

Some suggestions for the early veg ctables are made by A. T. Stevens of the Connecticut Agricultural College
 Turips-You may like turnips. The maggot causes trouble with early ones, and should prefer to use Kohl Rabi instead of these When cootAd it is much like turnip, and I think will not be troubled so much with the maggot. Sow one inch deep in a row two feet from the potatoes It can be planted about the same time as the beets and carrots. Thin the plants to from four to six inches apart in the row. If only half of the row was sown at one time. we would have these to use for a longer period AL low from ten days to two weeks be- tween the paintings. White Vienna is good variety to use.
 Onions-If you want to try your hand at onions, one row should be well worked down with the garden rake to form a firm seed bed of fine soil. Then early as any of the crops apear. plant about one inch deep the seed of such variety as Danyers Yellow Globe. These like the carrots and beets, will require some hard work in wedding and hoeing. In the culti- vation of these do not pull the soil toward the plant, but keep it level. These could be in the row next to the quent shallow, cultivation till the tops begin to drp over is good. When they do drop and have partly dried, pull and allow to dry. These are then topped" by cutting away all dry nart. but do not cut into the bulb.
 Snap Beans-Your family will, no doubt. be fond of snap beans. These are usually easy to grow. Plant in row about three feet from the onions. As they are a warm climate plant. they should not be sown as early as the other crops thus far mentioned, but wait until frostly nights cease. Some kinds can be put in carrier than others. The two earliest varieties are Green Pod Stringless or Golden Eyed Wax. If one so dsAired, one-half row could be planted to one of these, and then in about ten days the other half with the second kind If one bean inches apart, not more than half pint of each would be required Just frequent and clean cultivation, not too deep. is all that is required. I would not work these when the foliage is wet. It often seems to aid the rust.
 Lima Beans-Lima beans are relish ed by most families and are easily grown. I should not grow a pole early, a eood producer. and of good quality. Plant them about one and one-half inches deep and about eight inches to foot apart. Cultivate same as other beans. The rows should be a bout three feet from the other beans A pint would be sufficient.
 Toma course, all families want tomatoes, and enough should be planted to provide for winter I would purchase the plants for these: get some of the early varieties and some that mature later. For early ones. about six or eight John Baer or Bonny Best or Earliana will be suffi- cient; then for the later crop about twelve or fourteen plants of Matchless, Stone, Success, Truckers, Favorite or Perfection, any of which are good. They will finish the row across the garden. These should be. at least. tree feet from the lima beans and the plants not less than three feet apart in the row. Do not put in the field until all danger of frost is past. Nothing is gained by rushing them out too early. Guard against cut worms by taking a paper about three by four irches, of good thickness. and wrap ping around the stem. and planting tat it will extend about one inch be- low the surface of the soil. We sell dom lose any when this precaution has been rken. Good clean cultivation is all that is needed with perhaps a dust Ing of Pyrox once in ten days after tie plants are from ten inches to a foot spread. would use Pytrox in the small garden for it is more con venient to use and easier to obtain. Any dust spray containing copper su1phate will do, but Pyrox is both an ;nsecticide and a fungicide.