The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-07-28
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New Fall Vegetables,

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During the present season every
thing possible is being done in the
South to provide ample supplies Of
food. TO aid in this work, attention
Is being called from time to time to
the best varieties of vegetables or 10
new vegetables which especially suit
conditions Among legumes. soy
beans, peanuts. and cowpeas will be
emphasized and for new green vege-
tables New Zealand spinach and Chi
nese cabbage will prove valuable.
Demonstrations in bread making
with wheat -four substitutes being car
ried On BY the county agents call es-
pecialiy for soy beans and peanuts.
Mammoth Yellow is one of the best
soy beans for bread making; the
Haberlandt and other yellow seeded
varieties may be used. The Soy bean
is also useful as a vegetable and
methods Tor making soy bean cheese
are being perfected. Circular No. A.
S5. entitled "Soy Beans in the Cotton
Belt" issued by this Office, gives in
structionss for their cultivation. Such
vaieties OF cowpeas as the Red Ripper,
Conch, Cream. Extra Early Blackeye,
Large Blackeye and the Brown,
Speckled and Sugar Crowders should
also Be planted. <.,.- .....l
Instructions for planting two valu-
able hew green vegetables, New Zea-
land spinuch and Chinese cabbage,
which will be used for special dem
onstrations this season. have been
prepared by Mr.. N. henderson of the
ONCE OF Foreign Seed and Plant In
PRODUCTION. Recipes for the use of all
these vegetables will be furnished la
ter. ] vtt-, <t &.@ ..I....... g.:
New Zealand Spinach (Tetragonia
expaiisa) is one of the best forms of
green's which will stand the heat and
drought Of midsummer. 1t has none
OF the bitterness of the real spinach,
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lateral shoots are used when three or
four inches long. 1t forms large
branching plant 4 to inches high
and a single plant may cover a circle
to 6 feet in diameter in rich soil
Seed may be planted any time from
early spring until July and will yield
good green's within SO to 80 days,
though care must be taken not to cut
Off the lateral shoots or leaf tips be-
fore plants have attained considerable
size. In gathering. only 4 to s Inches
Of the tip ends OF the larger. WE'LL
branched plants should be- taken,
The seed should be soaked in water
about II to "a hours before planting.
Set them one inche deep in rich.
light. @Gii cultivated land, where they
viii 13pt plenty df sun. The Reed
|nnGy S5thsr be planted or seed to
the hiif. with hills feet apart, or
they may be planted foot apart in
the row. with the rows feet apart.
Another method used in planting is
to mark rows with radishes. or place
2 or seeds in a group at intervals of
3 to 4 fest in a row of lettuce, corn
salad. mustard. set onions or true
spinach, because these crops will be
gore before the New Zealand spinach
needs the space. ..-
Keep up clean cultivation until the
branches cover the ground between
the rows. Watering is not necessary
though d few good waterings will
make a stronger growth and larger
leaves during the summer droughts.
Pe-tsai or Chinese Cabbage since
it's Introduction several years ago. has
proved Of unusual value for late sum-
mer planting. 1t forms long cyiindri-
cal semi-compact heads. in general
appearance somewhat resembling a
dense head OF Romaine lettuce The