The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-04-07
HOW TO PREPARE SEED
REDS q

The government is agitating garden
clubs" again this year, and the follow
ing was written for the United States
School Garden Army:
Why do seeds sometimes fail to come
up? They may not have been planted
at the proper depth, which depends up
on the kind Of seed. Small seed like
lettuce should not be planted Overcome
fourth of an inch deep. Large seeds are
planted varying depts, depending on
whether the food is stored, on the en-
dosperm or on the seed leaves, and also
on whether the seed leaves are lifted
above the surface or left in the soil
Corn in which the food is stored in the
endosperm may be planted 4 inches
5deep. Peas in which the food is stored
in the seed leaves that are left in the
soil may be planted 2 inches deep.
Beans in which the food is stored in
the seed leaves that are. lifted above
the surface should be, planted only 4
inch deep. Otherwise the seed leaves
will be torn off in trying to force their
way through the soil and the plant Will
be stunted.
The depth to plant seed also depends
upon the condition Of the soil, the fine
ness Of the soil particles, the amount OF
soil moisture and the temperature Of
the soil. y The soil in the seed bed
should always be made fine and mellow
and all the Jumps crushed, for seed do
not need to be planted so deeply in
such IA soil as. in a lumpy soil. The
seeds also terminate more quickly in a
fine, mellow soil. II the soil is moist
and cold, the seeds should be planted
shalIower than 4 Y IL dry and warm re
Seed vary IN the soil Temperature re.
'quiremeilts for termination, and no
time is gained III the spring by planting
summer vegetable seed before the soil
it warm enough to cause them to
sprout For instance, garden peas,
which are distinctly a spring vegetable,
may be planted much earlier than
beans, which are a summer crop. It Is
also true that the seeds Of cool weather
vegetables will not germinate in a soil
that lis too warm, and this ii why the
cabbage, lettuce and onion plants should
be located in the coolest section of the
garden, and as far as possible in a sec
ton where 1t win be convenient to wa
ter them occasionally. Ordinarily soil
that has been freshly worked will con-
tain enough moisture to soak the seed
Thoroughly and cause It to terminate
without extra help. II, however, the
soil is dry when seeds are planted in
late July and August, first thoroughly
water the soil in the row, then plant
the seeds and cover them with soil.
Large seeds with hard seed coats should
be soaked in water for "a hours before
they are planted. s
Quite frequently seeds fail to come
up because commercial fertilizer was
put in the rows when the seeds We're
planted. Commercial fertilizer should
be spread evenly sall over the soil when
the garden is being prepared for plant
ing, or il. should be spread and worked
in between the rows Of the growing
crop. But it should never be put in the
rows when the seeds are planted fff
-GF'l- Il.
The report of j. Z. Craven. of Kef.
logg, treasurer of the Iowa Farm Blu.
reau federation, shows. that the total
receipts for the year amounted to
$780,, 7O691. The organization has $780,
H296 invested in liberty bonds with a par
value of $4,000, and has cash balance
on hand Of SOL III. It has $4,000 in
time deposits for whichSthe association
is receiving four per cent, There was
expended during the twelve month peri
Cd total of 1891, 154