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GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



July 15. 



sold from the wagon, netting- $450. The largest 

 day's sales were 37 bushels. The entire crop sold at 

 an average of $1.80 per bushel, net Mr. Nicodemus 

 has given special attention to the adaptnhlility of 

 different varieties to soil, having tried tlie Bubach, 

 Parker Earle, Haverland, Sterling, Warfleld, and, to 

 a limited extent, the Marsliall and Timbrell. While 

 lie has placed none of the latter on the market, yet 

 the few baskets with which he has complimented 

 his friends present none of the disadvantages of 

 color so often attributed to tliem in this journal; 

 however, he can speak more to the point next year, 

 as he will have half an acre to test from. He gives 

 the highest recommendation to the Bubach and to 

 the Parker Earle, they growing larger, firmer, ap- 

 pearing better upon reaching the market, and giv- 

 ing a better satisfaction to his home patrons, where, 

 by the way, he sells his produce. 



Just as human nature has inherited a hatred of 

 snakes, so has it inherited a love for a garden; and 

 one never tires in wandering through this beautiful 

 garden in this most beautiful valley The garden 

 itself greets a visitor as though conscious of Its 

 mission in the fulfillment of promise, and the pro- 

 prietor emphasizes that greeting by placing before 

 the visitor the richest fruit of tlie garden with the 

 bluff, hearty injunction to " eat and be filled." 



Newcomerstown, Ohio. E. E. Smock. 



The wagon shown in the cut was purchased, 

 I think, of the Ohio Carriage Co., Columbus, O. 

 As nearly as I can recollect, the expense was 

 only about S=75.00. Friend Nicodemus said they 

 made it over a little, 1 believe, in order to suit 

 his special purpose. An account of my visit 

 to friend N. will be found on page 201, Glean- 

 ings for March 1, 1894, 



WHITTAKER ONIONS— PLANTING THEM EARLY. 



Our Whittaker onions are now ripe, and most 

 of them gathered. I wrote to Dr. Martin, the 

 introducer, asking him why they could not be 

 planted now instead of waiting till September 

 or October. Below is his reply: 



You can plant your onions just now, and they will 

 be safe, and really safer than anywhere else; but 

 they win not start for a long time yet, and you will 

 have the ground to cultivate to keep the weeds 

 down; but if you wait till wheat-seeding time you 

 can set them In freshly prepared soil that may now 

 be In potatoes, and the crop not get ripe. 



Mercersburg, Pa., July 3. Dr. T. M. Martin. 



Very likely friend Martin is correct. If the 

 onions do not commence to grow until cool 

 weather, we certainly do not wish to be to the 

 trouble of keeping the ground free from weeds; 

 and then his point of putting them in where 

 potatoes have been dug is a good one. Ours 

 have given us the finest crop of large solid firm 

 onions we ever raised before on the same 

 amount of ground. About a year ago Dr. M. 

 advised us to plant the onions about the time 

 farmers were sowing wheat. Probably this 

 will be the best time. 



WHAT TO PLANT IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY. 



Almost every thing mentioned on page 511 in 

 our last issue, calculating, of course, on two 

 weeks later on things that are liable to be cut 

 off by early frost. Those who are going to put 

 in crimson clover should get it into the ground 

 during the next 30 days if possible— that is, for 

 northern localities. Last season it seemed to 

 do better when sown with buckwheat, or cul- 

 tivated in with early sweet corn; but with the 

 ample rains we are having in our locality it 

 would, without question, get a good start, even 

 without any shade or protection. Some more 

 experiments in this line are needed. 



All kinds of forage-plants or green stuffs to 

 turn under can be put in now. Everybody 

 knows about sweet corn for fodder, but every- 

 body does not know about Essex rape, cow peas, 

 soja beans, Kafir corn, etc. If you don't do 

 any thing more, you had better have a little 

 patch in your garden to see how the new plants 



— especially the leguminous — behave in your 

 locality. Of course, the bean family would be 

 likely to be cut by frost before the seeds ripen. 

 The Essex rape, however, will stand as much 

 frost as almost any other plant known unless it 

 be seven-top turnip. This, ordinarily, stands 

 out green all winter long. 



Celery-plants can be put out until the first of 

 August. In fact, with good rich garden ground 

 one may get nice celery, if he has good strong 

 transplanted plants to put out. almost any time 

 in the month of August. If you do not have 

 abundant rains, of course you will have to sup- 

 ply the needful water. 



it is a very good time now, if you have good 

 strong plants, for setting out late cabbage. If 

 you are working on high-pressure gardening, 

 something should go into every piece of ground 

 the very day it can conveniently be cleared of 

 the former crop. With the rains we are now 

 having here, I should call the middle of July 

 the very best month in the year to set out 

 strawberry-plants. I know a good many do 

 not agree with me: but on our rich grounds we 

 put out strawberries all the time during the 

 summer months; and when it rains enough so 

 as to get them started, we have always found 

 the earlier the better — that is. after we can get 

 good strong well-rooted new plants. 



THE MARSHALL STRAWBERRY. 



I am beginning to think a good deal of this 

 variety, even if it does not bear such loads of 

 berries as the Haverland, Parker Earle. and 

 some others. At present writing, July 14, the 

 bed across the street from where I write is still 

 bearing nice handsome berries; and there have 

 been more or less berries every week since the 

 last of March. It was protected by glass dur- 

 ing the latter part of winter, mind you. and 

 therefore commenced fruiting in March. Now, 

 I do not know whether this is a peculiarity of 

 the Marshall, or whether it was the very rich 

 ground and special treatment. As it is a per- 

 fect variety, we do not need to bother with any 

 other kind to put with it. 



Special Notices in the Line of Gardening, etc. 



By A. I. Root. 



MAULE'S THOROUGHBRED POTATOES; 36 BARRELS 

 FROM 1, HARVESTED AT GOLDSBORO, N. C. 



Friend Ri Kit:— The barrel of Thoroughbred pota- 

 toes you had Mr. Maule send me, to grow under con- 

 tract for you so as to plant product and grow a 

 second crop, are all dug. They were all fully ma- 

 tured July 1st. I grew from the barrel planted in 

 March, 36 barrels of very pretty potatoes. They are 

 fully cured, solid, and firm, with many of them 

 now showing sprouts at the seed ends. There will 

 be no more trouble to get these potatoes to come 

 up. If planted deep enough to prevent heat of sun 

 penetrating to seed pieces, after they are planted, 

 than It Is to get last year's crop to sprout In spring. 

 They should te planted three or four Inches deep 

 In mellow soil, as soon as they begin to sprout. 

 Harrow or drag off ridges till potatoes are only 

 about two Inches under ground. 



Cultivate rapidly after they come up, and It will 

 be no trouble to grow a second crop In northern 

 latitudes, planted any time prior to August 10, and 

 In Middle and Southern States anytime prior to 

 September 1st. The great value in the second crop 

 lies In getting large-sized tubers that will be imma- 

 ture at digging, so they will ripen after they are 

 housed. If the second crop matures Its tubers they 

 are no better for seed In the following spring than 

 first crop are. This is Prof. W. F. Massey's state- 

 ment, and I agree with him. 



As you can see, from the fact I grew 36 barrels 

 from one of seed, the Thoroughbreds are wonderful 

 yielders; and, by the waj'. It Is the only high-priced 

 potato Mr. Maule has Introduced that were of any 

 value here. I tested his Freemans and Irish Daisies. 



