The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-04-07
Going to Plant A Garden This Season?
....HERE ARE some HINTS
Expert Discusses Varieties, Methods
c. j, WALDRON

c. =. WALDRON
.(seEtA Dakota Agricultural Collsge)
Z Vegetable crops In the United State.
in lS31 Tor the first time exceeded ir
value the total Of the cattle. sheer
and hogs and also Of the entire grair
crop and were second only to dair,
products. This Is In line with what
happened long ago in most European
countries and doubtless win become
more pronounced In this country
with the condition Of general agri-
culture g Improbable and hazard
Gus - It y now It Is natural that
gardening should be regarded Is Z
LIE peeserver that viii do more t<
guard against distress and sheer want
than any other undertaking.
II your garden was not plowed last
fall and the land Is In reasonably
good condition you viii probably get
better results BY simply discing and
narrowing this spring than by plow-
ing. II blowing should be considered
necessary the soil should be worked
down until It Is as firm as it was be-
lore blowing. Very finely rotted ma
nure disced in Is = great advantage
both In giving the plants an early
start and In helping to preserve mois-
ture.
Very early seeding Of onions. rad
ishes, spinach and lettuce is important
II the best results are to be obtained.
Just g soon Is the surface Of the
coll Is dry enough and before the
3Foot y out seed many be sown. plant
Ing the seed IN inch or less in depth
and fir1ning the soil down well over
the row. Cabbage seed for the early
crop should be seeded in boxes to put
into the hot bed or cold frame or in
any convenient place where it Is warm
and Light. The plants will be set in
the garden early in May. Since to-
matoes win not be set out until late
n May they need not be seeded un-
tl the middle Of April.
The beet Is about the most accom-
modating Of garden crops. Since it
= . cool season vegetable that will
also endure summer heat It may be
seeded from the middle of April to the
last Of June with the result that there
= no time from early summer until
the following spring that one may not
enjoy this deservedly popular vege.
table. We Ill know Of course that they
should not Be allowed to grow too
large before using and those to be
stored for winter should be seeded
late. We think there Is no better beet
than the Detroit Dark Red.
Inquiries are coming in as to the
best time to prune trees and the
treatment OF wounds after pruning.
i has been found that the wounds
hal moro rapidly II the pruning Is
done In April than at any other time
Of the year. Some trees, especially
the boxelder. will bleed some after
pruning. but that does not injure the
tree.
There are several materials that
have been used for covering wounds
With good results, but recent tests
show that the wounds heal more rap
Nly when covered with shellac than
with any other substance. This can
b obtained from any paint or drug
store and applied warm with q brush.
Most popular Of reading material in
North Dakota ct the present time
seems TO Be literature on gardening.
~ Last that Is the conclusion to be
drawn from the unprecedented de-
mand for the garden bulletins and
circulars OF the State Agricultural
College. One especially popular pub
doation, Circular No. So by A. F.
Yeaeer, has just been reprinted to
meet hundreds Of requests for copies.
Varieties Of vegetables best adapted
for growing In North Dakota are
listed In this publication Following
= . List Of the varieties recon-
aaended:
Asparagus-Mary Washington is the
heaviest yielder and most free from
disease.
Beans. snap-Bountiful and String
- Green Pod are the best green
podded sorts; Weber Wax, and Pen
ell Pod Wax are high quality wax va
11eties. Beans, dry-Great Northern
o. any early navy are good whita
beans: Red Kidney and Hidatsa are
good colored ones. Beans, lima-Only
the small seeded bush sorts such as
Jackson's Wonder or Henderson's
Bush viii mature in the average
season.
1sets-Any variety will do well, De-
troit Dark Red is good.
Droccoli-Italian Green sprouting Is
we'll worth trying.
CAbbAse-Copenhagen Market is q
Dood early: Danish Ballhead late.
Carrot-Au do well, Chantenay
splsndid. Halt long Nantes has the
6est quality Of all.
Caullflower-6nowball most sure to
bad. al uncertain.
Celery-0olden Plume and Emperor
withstauding drouth better than most
vaSieties.
Chinese Cabbage Chilli the only
Vare heading variety.
Corn. sweet Golden Gem for ex-
tre early: Sunshine for early; Gold
- Bantam for main crop; Black
Nexicau medium; stowell's Evergreen
late.
Corn. pop-Black Beauty and jap
0ne0o Hulle2s.
Oueumbe3-White Spine, or any
simllar variety.
1goplAnt-Early Dwarf Purple q
enge cropper. Black Beauty later but
AsDsr.
Ground Cherry-Common variety
61et quality. Purple yields more.
1ottuco-Early Curled Simpson and