Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-16

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planted in rows thirty inches apart,
90 that q cultivator can. be ussd for
doing most Of the work, and by doing
this h care Of the garden Is much
simplified. The art of hoeiEg IL one
that has to be learned. It would be
Thought that almost anybody could
work the ground with q hoe, bu this
10 no true. To do q good job and
handle the soil properly il Just AZ
much OF al art as many things that
are looked upon with more favor.
such as tennis. croQuet, etc.. and IT,
properly learned Is Just az valuable
from an exercise standpoint, and
probably more remunerative, II prop.
erly directed.
There are no books or rules for hoe
ing. but the person who is Interested
in seeing the crops grow, and watch
ing the results of their work, will find
out that there are certain ways of
manipulating the hoe that will give
results. The main Idea in hoeing, II
to got rid Of h weeds. However. this
SHOULD be secondary, as weeds do not
grow II the ground is kept in proper
condition. That is, it should be stirred
sufficiently to prevent weeds from
getting started, and unless the ground
becomes hard from lack Of rain, etc,
1T is not necessary to hoe very deep,
and with most crops 1t is not desir-
able to pull the soil W around the
plants to any very great extent. The
rougher the ground Is left In cultivate
ing, the more surface there is ex-
posed for corporation. and 1t might.
be said for the warming up of the
soil. However. it Is we'll not to handle
to too great an extent. Crops usually
suffer more from a lack Of moisture
than from any other cause
1t may doubtless be said that too
few gardens receive sufficient care
and attention. especially from anna
tuers. There Is no danger of override.
ing the amount of work that is done
all In the proper a There certain.
" should be enough work don to
keep the weeds out and keep the
ground loosened up around the plants
and SO that it will retain moisture,
and warmth, and facilitate the grow
ing Of the crops.
A Poor stand-Replant.
In many gardens. due to the dry
weather. there may be a poor stand
of the various crops. If this rain has
not started them, the vacant spaces
in the rows may be replanted to the
same or other kinds of crops. 1t is no
too late to plant early peas. beans,
radishes n lettuce. These will have
plenty Of time to mature. It is also
possible to plant the early varieties
of sweet corn and have them reach
Tomatoes and cabbages may also DO
planted II well started plants are used.
In fact. nearly every planting that has
been a previous to this time, IL.
not well protected. has been damaged
by frost, % the paintings made low
may come on just as rapidly as tho
earlier ones. There should be an Of
fort made to have every foot Of every
row producing something. and the
only way to do that is to plant as
long as there is a vacancy. h early
radishes which were gotten in about
the first Of May. should be about
through with their usefulness. and
tho rows may be replanted to radish-
es. or some other crop. An effort
should be made to grow something.
that can utali5e every space Of ground
that IL available. s
AS stated above, great care should
be taken to watch for insects that may
begin to attack the plant. A good cure
for insects, which eat up the leaves.
Is to make q mixture of Paris green
and flou OF air slaked lime. Take 1
pound OF Paris green or 3 pounds OF
lead a%rsenate. to 10 pounds of air
slaked lime or dry flour. Put in a
loose woven sack and dust over the
plants In the evening. Dust twice or
oftener, as there 10 more than one
brood of insects. For small gardens it
Ia not necessary to use the quantities
mentioned above. Smaller amounts in
the same proportion will do as well.
The flour and Paris green may be
mixed and kept in a tight can for a
year. A 2-pound salt sack is about
right for busting the mixtures on the
plants. This is effective for potato
bugs and more convenient for small
patches. than spraying.