OF INTEREST TO VEGETABLE GROWERS, 



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very destructive wheu allowed to have its 

 way. This trouble seldom occurs to a 

 harmful extent when there is an abundance 

 of moisture in the soil. 



Baskets holding five pounds are a very 

 satisfactory size in which to market the 

 fruit. A\'hen shipped they are packed in 

 crates holding four baskets each. 



Tomatoes when forced under glass are 

 more inclined to grow irregular than when 

 grown in the field ; hence in selecting varie- 

 ties for forcing it is important that they be 

 such as naturallv gfrow smooth. 



Fertilizers Benefit the Crops 



EARL SPEXCER, PICTOX. OXT. 



I AM a full believer in the use of ferti- 

 lizers, having used them for over 20 

 years. The first year I applied one ton on 

 yellow field corn. The result was a first- 

 class crop. I receive increased orders 

 every year and never have cjuite enough. 

 We miss results in some crops every year. 

 I think the seasons have something to do 

 with it, or we do not understand the condi- 

 tions of every part of our soil, but eight 

 times out of ten we have the largest yields 

 where we use fertilizers. My experience is 

 that vegetables are more tender and sweeter, 

 potatoes are larger and smoother and will 

 not rot as quickly, and that berries are 

 larger and will stand a drought better when 

 fertilizers are used. The canning indus- 

 try has reached the point where nothing but 

 large yields will pay the growers. This 

 means our soil must be full of plant food. 

 A high grade fertilizer will forw^ard a crop 

 from start to finish, to say nothing about 

 the foul seed that is introduced when ordi- 

 nary manure is used. 



In weeding out undesirable varieties of 

 blackberries, the following were found too 

 tender for this district, Early Cluster, Early 

 Harvest, Minnewaski and Ancient Briton. 

 — (A. W. Peart, Burlington, Ont. 



The Beauty and Stone are very satisfac- 

 tory varieties for forcing. The Beauty is 

 of better appearance than the Stone, but the 

 stone is more prolific and because of greater 

 firmness is better for long distance ship- 

 ments. The Magnus, because of open 

 foliage, is a good variety to force in ground 

 beds. 



Frogmore's Selected Forcing, Earliest of 

 All and Combination are promising sorts 

 but need further trial to prove their true 

 value. 



Growing Early Cauliflowers 



a nr^O secure caulifiowers for the early 

 J. market I start the seed in hot beds 

 about February 15," said Mr, J. MacNamara, 

 of Bracondale, Ont., to The Horticulturist 

 recently. '' As soon as weather conditions 

 permit I select a cloudy day and transplant 

 the young cauliflowers and cultivate fre- 

 quently until they begin to head. 



■■ When the head begins to form I turn 

 the inner leaves over it to form a perfect, 

 shade so that the sun will not burn it. If 

 a cauliflower receives a check it is likely to 

 throw a small head and is of no more use, 

 as it will never reach a 'saleable size. The 

 best varieties are Gilt Edge and Snowball. 



" For the early onion market I grow a 

 Spanish variety. I start the seed in hot 

 beds about February 15 and then transplant 

 to rows 30 inches apart and three inches 

 apart in the row, about the last of April or 

 as early as possible. With plenty of culti- 

 vation these should be ready for market by 

 July. For onions a sandy loam is better 

 than dark loam, but a good crop can be 

 srroAvn on either." 



I neglected to bank around my young 

 trees in the fall a year ago, but when snow 

 came it was tramped around the trees, thus 

 preventing the mice from injuring them. — 

 (A. E. Mather, York Co., Ont. 



