The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-02-08
ORCHARD AND GARDEN
WORK FOR THIS WEEK

RememOer TO planC garden peas
as soon as weather conditions per-
nit; also onion sets.
Fresh stable manure will give bet
ter results if applied to the garden
now rather than at the time of
planting the spring vegetables.
It is a good time to enlarge the
garden area. Set the fence back
thirty feet or even farther on one
end of the garden so as to give it
a rectangular shape. This will per-
nit of long rows, which are more
easily cultivated.
If your front yard is cluttered up
with masses of shrubbery and rose
bushes, thin out some of them so as
t oallow open stretches of lawn. On
the other hand, if it is too bare
plant ornamental shrubbery on the
borders and a few trees for shade.
1t has been noted that very few
home orchards have been pruned up
to this time. Let us begin this work
with the first sunny day, for if it is
put off until spring other things will
at that time demand attention and
the orchard is likely to be neglected
Instead of depending upon the
town grocer for our supply of sea-
soning herbs such as thyme, sage,
lavendar, and spearmint let's pro-
duce them at home. There is no
reason why these old time favorites
will not thrive just as well in our
own gardens as they did in the gar
dens of our grandmothers. Besides,
those grown at home are much
fresher and sweeter than those put
up in tins.
In constructing the fence for
your large new garden, make gate
large enough for a team to enter.
It is no uncommon thing to see gar
dens that are not provided with "a
large gate, it being necessary every
time a team and wagon is taken in
to it to pull down a portion of the
fence. And, as consequence, they
are plowed and manured about half
as often as they require for best
results. .;
To do a good job in pruning, the
following tools are necessary: A
good saw, strong pair of hand
pruners, and a pair Of long handled
tree pruners. Also, every tool must
be kept sharp, which will not only
give a smooth cut but make pruning
work much lighter.
It was most interesting,to observe
a short time ago tenant farmer
moving into his new home, bringing
with him wagon load of collards.
The plants had been taken up by the
roots and when buried in the ground
up to the leaves were Gas good as
new, showing how we'll this vege-
table will stand adverse treatment.
Whether or not it is even necessary
to "move" during winter, we should
have on hand an abundant supply
of this old reliable. winter yegeta-
bic. .... 49,.
A South Carolina farmer was re-
Gently offered s1.6o bushel, whole
sale, for his entire crop of sweet
potatoes. Knowing the number of
bushels of potatoes that can be
grown on an acre and the approx
mate cost of production, figure out
how much money can be made from
a field of ten acres at this price. You
will perhaps say that there is a risk
in storing sweet potatoes. Not so,
if vine cuttings are used in planting
Ito prevent rot) and the potatoes
are stored according to standard
methods.
In a recent trip thruogh the coun-
try it was observed that numbers Of
fruit trees set out during the past
fall still had the wire labels attach
ed to them. Unless these labels are
removed before growth begins they
will girdle the trees. The only safe
method of keeping track of the kind
and varieties of fruits is to make
a plan of ones orchard on paper,