The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-16

Purple top, Golden Ball or Yellow
Aberdeen may be used.
Kale, spinach, mustard and Rupe
should be sown in August or Septem-
Der and will last until June or July
if leaves are kept off. Sow in drill
20 to "a inches apart.
Beet seed sown in September will
make beets ready for table use the
latter part of October.
Plant onion seed the first or mid
die of September. Onions require
very frequent cultivation until the
bulb is about two inches in diameter,
then the soil should be drawn away
from the bulb, leaving it exposed
above ground, from which through
the thread roots, it develops very
rapidly.
Asparagus may be grown from
seed sown in early spring. The next
winter the roots of the young plants
are transplanted to rows that have
been plowed very deep and made
very rich with well-rotted manure.
A quicker crop is secured by buying
roots instead of growing them.
In October more cabbage seed
may be planted to develop early
heads for the coming year. In trans
planting these be sure to cut off the
end of the top root to prevent plant
from going to seed.
Garden peas should also be- plant,
ed in October. BY selecting several
varieties we may have a continuous
supply of peas throughout the sea-
son. The first paintings should be
of the dwarf varieties, such as Alas
ka, Gradus, etc., which do not re-
quire stalking. In January follow
these dwarf crops with the champion
ofEngland, Telephone and other tall
growing varieties which have to be
staked. A wire netting makes a
splendid support for the vines to
run on.
In November plant peas, onion
sets and beet seed, radish lettuce
and mustard. Many plants resulting
from September sowing, may now be
transplanted.
A Fall Food Acre would be a won
derful thing for every farmer in Alb
beville county. The object of which
would be to provide food for the
family and feed for the livestock
during the fall and early winter,
without using from spring planted
crops or using from the stock pre-
served during the summer for win
tier use.
Don't fail also to grow some green
stuff where the chickens can have
free access to it. You will be doubly
repaid by the increase in the egg
production.
Directions for Canning Pimentos.
The pimentos should be gathered
early in the morning while crisp
with the dew. Remove dust with a
cloth. Put in a biscuit pan and let
blister in a very hot oven. Remove
peeling with fingers and cut around
stem with a sharp pairing or pocket
knife. Pack in No. l fiat cans to
within IA inch of the top. Cap,
exhause 8 minutes; tip and boil 20
minutes. The natural oil is ex-
tracted from the pimento by the
processing. Water cannot be used
in canning because there resides in
peppers a m~ucilagenous material
which water dissolves and renders a
Shiny unpleasant condition.
Do not allow the pimertos to
waste. They make delightful sand
witches and salads.
Kerosene Emulsion.
Several inquiries have been re-
ceived concerning the use of kero-
sene emulsion for spraying flowers.
This is the best general remedy for
plant lice and other sucking insects.
Shave up IA pound hard soap,
and dissolve in one gallon boiling
water. Take away from the stove
and stir into this one gallon of kero-
e oil. Beat fifteen or twenty
minutes until mixture is like milk.
In spraying FOR sucking insects, put
n part of this into eight parts Of
water. This makes a film owe the
breathing pores and smothers the
insects.