July, 1917 
WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
193 
A LARGE STOCK OP 
Apple, Cherry and Plum Trees, Grape Vines, 
Blackberry and Raspberry Plants, 
and Strawberry Plants 
Both Everbearing - and common varieties. 
And a general line of ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS and ROSES. 
All stock clean and thrifty, the best that can be grown in Wisconsin. 
GREAT NORTHERN NURSERY CO. 
Write for catalog and prices Baraboo, Wis. 
Notes on the Cultivation of Some 
Staple Vegetables. 
BY 
W. Saxby Blair, Superintendent , 
Experimental Station, Kent- 
ville, Nova Scotia 
Carrots and Parsnips. 
These should be grown in deep, 
thoroughly prepared soil of loose 
open texture, to admit of even 
root development. This is especi- 
ally true in the case of parsnips, 
as a heavy compact soil develops a 
poorly shaped and rooty parsnip. 
The ground may be spring or fall 
manured, ploughed deeply and 
thoroughly worked. 
The seed is sown in the open 
ground usually before the middle 
of May, in rows two and one-half 
feet apart. The carrots may be 
thinned to two inches apart, and 
the parsnips four inches. If car- 
rots are spaced too far apart in 
the row they become too large for 
table use. The ground should be 
rich enough and sufficient mois- 
ture maintained by frequent cul- 
tivation to continue an even 
growth throughout the season. 
The root should be kept covered 
with soil to the top, preventing 
the top of the root from becoming 
green, which is objectionable for 
market carrots. 
Beets. 
Beets for early use should be 
started as early as possible on well 
prepared ground. For winter use 
seeding toward the last of May, or 
early in June, is advised, as the 
beet does not become so large. 
Any good soil will develop good 
beets providing a uniform growth 
is maintained. A checked growth 
has a tendency to produce fibre. 
The seed is sown in rows and 
the plants thinned to three or four 
inches apart. 
Beans. 
Beans do best on a fairly rich 
soil, and unlike the pea, require 
a warm situation and warm soil. 
While the pea will do well on a 
fairly heavy soil, the bean likes a 
loose, friable soil for best develop- 
ment. The seed should be sown 
not earlier than the middle of May. 
They are usually planted in rows 
two < feet apart, and the seed 
dropped two to three inches apart 
and one to one and one-half in- 
ches deep. 
Successional sowings may be 
made every two weeks until the 
middle of July, for the purpose of 
extending the season into the fall. 
JEWELL 
MINNESOTA 
GROWN 
Nursery Stock 
Complete assortment 
; of Fruit and Orna- 
mental stock in all 
varieties suited to 
northern culture. A 
' specialty of Hardy 
' Shade Trees, Wind- 
break Stock, Ever- 
' greens (Conifer- 
ous) , Deciduous 
Shrubs, Apples and 
Native Plums. 
AGENTS WANTED 
The Jewell Nursery 
Ccmpary 
Lake City, Minnesota 
“We have a Fine Lot 
of Plants for the 
Garden” 
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