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Karlleot Heads
Secured from Hants Grow
from Seeds la Drill.
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Lettuce 1 th most popular of all the salad plants, says a re
port of the New Jersey, State College of Agriculture, which aaya
many Inquiries are being received dally by the extension specialist
Id market gardening at the experiment station concerning vario
ties and methods of culture for this crop. A number of Inquirers,
It is aajd, complain that their attempta to get head lettuce in tht
past bare resulted In the production of seed stocks. With this In
mind, the experiment station makes the following statement:
"Certain requirements are necessary to produce fine, solid
beads of lettuce. It requires a deep, rich soil filled wltkr humus
and readily available plant food. If the soil is acid, lime should
be applied. The toll ahould be moist also and ample provision
should be made for a water supply. Heads cannot develop when
the planta stand closer than ten Inches apart each way. It has
been proved also that well-formed heads are difficult to get in hot
weather, as the hot sun draws up the seed stocks.
"The earliest bead lettuce is secured from plants growxTunder
aaaa and gradually accustomed to" the cold before being set in
their permanent locations In the field' very early in the tpring.
However, the main spring crop of lettuce is grown from seed
sown In drills twelve Inches apart about the first of April. When
the lettuce begins to grow, the extra plants should be thinned out
with a hoe, to stand ten Inches apart In the row.
"The time for planting spring lettuce dependsSargely upon
the temperature and moisture of the soil. In the cooler moisture .
of the soil the lettnee may be planted at a later date than in tho
warmer soils la which the moisture is not so pronounced. Head -lettuce
is seldom planted after the first of May, then not again
until about July II, at which time planting is begun for the fall '
crop. Lettuce planted' up to the 10th of August will mature be
fore severe freezing injures the plants. Sometimes the late ma
turing crop is protected with burlap or salt hay on very cold
nights.
"Lettuce planted in May or June to mature In July or August
is usually the non-heading Cos lettuce or Romaine. This le an
upright growing variety, haa very tender leases and can stand y
the beat of the summer much better than th riu r
"The experiment station recommends a rich ground for lettuce
planting. The ground ahould be plowed deeply and an applica
tion of lime, well-rotted manure and half a ton of potato fertiliser
should be disked Into It A ton of chicken manure and 160
pounds of muriate of potash may take, the place of the fertilizer,
according to the experiment station specialist Wood ashee and
chicken manure generally will produce good lettuce It applied
property and. generously."
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This is the last week of Spring planting; not much timo to plan, but it Is Just the
time to see us about your planting plans for next Fall.
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ual result will harmonize more closely with your trees and plants already established.
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The Garden
A great deal of ralaable work in vegetable gardening is done
daring this month.
Promptness and accuracy In performing these various opera
tions will go a long way towards getting started right, either la
gardening on the farm or for market. "
Thorough preparation ot ground Is a most Important item in '
growing vegetable crops. Just as la thorough culling and grading
of the product when the time comes for selling. It la necessary
not only to plow deeply In order to store water for the summer
months, but thorough harrowing and planking will pay In the
long run, even though it apparently seems to cover quite a long
time. " .
I was looking over a piece of black land the other day en
which the spike-tooth and planker had worked together at least
doien times, and it was time and money well spent
Above all ose good discretion regarding the condition of the
soil for plowing or harrowing. I kave lately seen some Instances
of soil handling which no good farmer would confess to.
Lettuce -This has been excellent growing weather for lettuce.
The mild, damp days followed now by warm sunshine have caused
such varieties as Wayahead, Black seeded Tennis Ball and New
ork to spurt. '
We already have quit a large number of plants set out It ia
important to give these head lettuce plenty ot room; eight inches
is none too much In the row.
To follow these planta after they have begun to mature should
be lettuce coming along now from seed. The above-mentioned
varieties may be used again. The thinnings may be carefully
transplanted to other parts ot the garden.
The next sowing of lettuce eeed should be of such varieties as
Uancon or Salamander,' those which will withstand the summer
heat better than the varietlee grown earlier in the season.
Cauliflower Broccoli is still selling to some extent. I shall
have more to say about thla crop later, as I am now on my way
to a broccoli-producing district
The young" cauliflower plants for the first new cauliflower
crop of the season should be now in the frames, or possibly field
set. None but the best planta of the Snowball variety should be
used. We have several thousand at thla time of writing In the
frames. ,;
These plants have been well aired during vihe daytime and
protected at night by Bash. Warm days have brought cool nights
and we have taken no chances. Cauliflower must be gradually
- hardened- and aubmltted to no sudden change of temperature, or
even soil conditions.
If preparing to field set these plants, the soli should have been
well fertilized previously, or even now chicken manure or nitrate
ot soda will help to push them along.
Tomatoes These should also be well along by the time this
Issue of The Bee reaches Its destination. The planta ahould be
In the frames, standing fully four inches apart and ahould not be
drawn -that Is. long spindling. '
By all means protect at night by cloth-covered sashes or glass.
The majority of farm gardeners do not grow a good enough plant.
On an average they are too small and puny at the proper Um.v.
Tomato 'plants now should be from eight to ten Inches high and
as thick as a lead pencil ia diameter. In some sections poaslblT
these heights might be varied according to the earlneas or late
ness of the district It is not necessary to have .tomato plants in
bloom when they are set If one wishes an. early crop. It they are
blooming, well and good, but It should not be so at the expense
of the vigor of the plants.
A good variety will produce blossoms very soon after the plant
goes In the field if It Is of the proper alse when field set The
Earliana variety throw Its blossoms more quickly that la, ear
lier than the majority of so-called "early" varieties.
If yon are buying tomato planta, pay a good, reasonable prloe.
IS to 60 cents per doten, or even cents apleoa, and get Individ-
EVERYMAN'S GARDEN
Putting the Home Grounds Into Shape for the Bummer.
" From the Country Gentleman. '
Early in the spring the lawn should be given a thorough
cleaning to remove the winter mulch, if any was used, and
other rubbish that may have accumulated. Then look It ovor
carefully to see how much repairing is needed. x If it ig in
fairly good condition about all the care required" will be a
thorough raking with an iron rake, loosening the soil as much
as possible without tearing up any grass root; sowing seed In
sjot that may look thin; applying a top-dressing ot bone meal
and wood ashes; and giving a thorough rolling with a heavy
hand roller, or In a "small plot a thorough firming with a hand
tamp or the back of a spade. '
The lawn that ia beginning to wear out will, need more
attention. ' If it la very far gone the easiest and best thing to
do is to plow or spade It up, working under a good coating ot
manure. Make the surface smooth and level and as fine as
possible, and sow seed. Use bone meal on the surface.
A lawn that Is bad only in spots may bejmt into condition
by forking it up where' the sod la poorest and adding new soil
where It may seem necessary. Use on the surface bone meal
or puJverUed sheep manure mixed with the seed, as it is es
sential that the tiny grass plants have aome rich food to tlx
upon as soon as they begin to grow.
Much of your success In making or remaking the lawn
will depend upon the quality of grass seed you get. Good seed
should weigh twenty pounds or more to the bushel. Buy only
from a thoroughly reliable source, as weight alone ia not a
guarantee that the mixture contains the right grasses In the
rlg"nt proportions for lawn purposes. For shady positions a
SIxture adapted to such conditions must be obtained, for even
Kd seed of an ordinary lawn mixture will give practically no
results in a shady place.
A quart of good seed win cover about 800 square feet In
remaking old sod use only about half as much. Select a qulot
day, preferably juat before or Just after a rain, and sow as
evenly as possible. Going over the ground twice, in opposite
directions, using half the seed 'each way, will do much toward
Insuring even distribution. Carry the seed in a box or a pail,
not a bag. so that you can get at It readily, and sow it In small
handfuls, being careful to take out Juat about the same amount
each time.
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ually transplanted, stocky planta.
They are the paying kin. Aspari
gua aeed may be sown In outdoor
drills, radish seed being sown along
in the row tor showing the rows and
breaking the crust.
L. H. SMITH, Nurseryman
Grower ot a general line of hardy nursery stock.
615 W. Broadway, Council Bluffs, Ia.
Specimen evergreen dug with ball.
Special for Monday
We will sell, as long as they last,
choice varieties of
Double Peony Roots
at 5c Each
Regular Price 25c to 50c.
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Summer Flowering
BULBS :
Easy to grow
Most Attractive for
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Apple treea in assortment.
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NOW IS THE TIME
TO PLAN YOUR
Back Yard Garden
This page will tell
you how to do it
and where to buy
Seeds, ShrubberyEtc.
