9g8 Rural School Leaflet 



there is one and one half to two inches of space between each two carrot 

 plants in the row. 



Shallow, clean culture must be given for the best results. 



For exhibition purposes the roots should be carefully dug and washed 

 clean. Only uniform samples should be shown. 



Corn (sweet) . — Sweet corn should be planted on fairly rich land ; a good 

 loam soil will give satisfaction. Plant the seed in rows thirty inches 

 apart, five or six seeds being planted in a so-called " hill," the hills being 

 twenty-four inches apart in the row. Later, thin so that the three 

 strongest and best stalks remain in each hill. The seed should be 

 planted not deeper than an inch; half an inch is better. Cultivate 

 often and keep down the weeds. Corn roots are surface feeders, there- 

 fore cultivation should be shallow. Remove sucker growths that come 

 out around the base of the stalk. 



Cucumbers. — A rather rich, moist but not wet, sandy loam is the best 

 soil for cucumbers. Cucumber seedlings are very easily injured by cold, 

 even when no frost occurs, and the seed should not be planted until the 

 soil is warm. Sow the seed about half an inch deep — never deeper than 

 one inch — in hills four feet apart each way. A shovelful of well-rotted 

 manure or a small handful of fertilizer, worked thoroughly into the soil 

 under each hill, in addition to the regular manuring of the land, will 

 give the best results. The additional manure will give the plants a 

 very good start, making them vigorous and healthy. The cucumbers 

 may also be planted in drills, or rows, six feet apart, thinning the plants 

 to twelve inches apart in the row. 



A small, yellow-and-black striped beetle attacks the lower part of the 

 stem and the underside of the leaves, often destroying great numbers of 

 young plants. If only a few hills are grown, a satisfactory remedy may be 

 found in covering the plants with a box frame having fly-screening or 

 mosquito-netting nailed over the top. Later this box is removed and 

 put away for the next year. On a larger patch air-slaked lime or wood 

 ashes may be used, and also poisons if properly applied. 



As cucumber diseases are common, bordeaux mixture may have to be 

 applied several times in order to protect the plants. A vigorous, thrifty 

 plant is less likely to become diseased than one that is not strong. 



Cucumbers require frequent shallow cultivation until the vines spread 

 over the ground. After this, pulling out weeds seems to be the 

 only culture needed. 



If it is desired to keep the vines in good bearing condition, no fruit 

 should be allowed to ripen on them. In harvesting, cut the stem so that 

 one quarter to one half inch remains on the cucumber; by so doing the 

 cucumber will keep longer and sell better. 



