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

sprays and poisons for these may be
secured In bulletin form by writing
the agricultural college or the U. 3.
department Of agriculture. or II any
ask for 1t, 1t will be published from
time to time in the Grand Forks Her
aid.
Culuvating Crops.
There are perhaps more people in
terested in gardens this year tina
ever before in this territory. It Is also
probable. for this reason, that there
will be moro people disappointed in
the gardens than v . before. The
the fact that the gardens do not yield
as they IRE expected to, and this will
doubtless result from the fact that
the gardens are not given the atten-
ton they should have.
In passing up and down the streets.
or along the roads. m sees a great
variety of gardens. Some Of them look
growth. Others were probably late in
being planted, and dry weather pre-
vented the termination Of the seed,
or the ground was not properly pre-
pared before seeding. so 1t did not
germinate. and consequently there is
very little gardening in evidence. In
many instances the rains of the past
Week Will 0OuDtle5S ptAL8 up IHuCn
OF the seed that was planted, but in
some instances 1t is very likely that
the seed is spoiled. and IL anything
is expected 1t will have ia be reseed-
Cd.
In any event. IL there is any stand
at all, and 1t is given proper atten-
ton and cultivation. what has surviv-
ed will now grow and produce salts
factorily. A thin seeding, IL properly
cultivated uy}01 rrnAs,on rnnrn <hor
might be expected. The fact Is that
many times. in gardens especially,
there 10 much more seed planted and
allowed to grow than there should be.
Thu inclination Is always to plant
more e than necessary. Planting q
lot Of seed Is proper, but 1t should be
thinned u after 1t m up. so that
cupy the ground. and thus prevent
many of them from reaching their
proper maturity. +
Each Crop Needs Special Attention.
It is a hard matter in the average
garden. to give every crop just the
right cultivation, because there are
no two crops that perhaps should be
cultivated alike. The smaller growing
vegetables a in a crowded garden,
be planted much closer together and
consequently there is no room for
O0AAA6 oAAu SulS4t0kOks III
means that all work must be done by
hand. and at this time. when most OF
the stuff ia small, it mean getting
down on hands and knees and pulling
out weeds and extra plants. That is,
in The planting 1t is generally advts-
able to put in more seed. than neces-
sary, n when the plants get sufri-
the proper number. This will depend
on what tho crop Is. Radishes Of the
smaller growing variety should be
left rather thick in the row, while
rutabaSas and some larger growing
vegetables, should be thinned down to
three or -four inches apart. 1t certain
ly looks like a great waste to &c
through a row of rutabagas Or some
such crop and pull up practically al
OF them, but it will be found that this
Is the only way to get the maximum
yield and best quality Of vegetables
In thinning 1t Is also Advisable t.
work the ground up around the plant.
that are left. because a. q. genera
thing they will be somewhat spindlinl
and be blown about by the wind
when deprived of the protection OF
Carrots and parsnips should also be
thtnned to some extent. although it 1,
not SO essential as it is with rutabaga.
and turnips. Peas and beans are not
very often thinned. They do not re-
quire much space in the ground, and
=! the development is all above. so thai
thick planting is not SO detrimental
at Is it with root crops.
Sweet corn, when properly planted
does not need thinning, but very of
ten the yield and quality is decreased
on account Of too many stalks. Thu
number Of stalks depends on the va
riety. and also the conditions of the
ground. A stalk every twelve inches
in the row is usually plenty in most
cases.
We suggested in a previous article