1902 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
EVERYBODY’S GARDEN. 
Spinach will be the chief reliance for 
greens until the early beets are ready 
for use. The soil must be very rich for 
best results, and thinning for use may 
begin when the largest leaves are two 
inches wide. One or two sowings may 
be made for succession, but it will not 
pay to carry it into the hot weather, as it 
becomes tough and stringy then. For 
Winter and early Spring use sow ac¬ 
cording to locality from September 1 to 
30. When cold weather comes it should 
be covered with coarse litter to hold the 
snow. Early radishes will, under favor¬ 
able circumstances, mature very quick¬ 
ly, and frequent sowings should be 
made, as when overgrown they become 
worthless. They are very easy of cul¬ 
ture and are always welcome in the 
early season. The Winter varieties 
should be sown early in the Summer, 
and may be used during the Fall. The 
Winter supply may be stored in sand 
or pitted the same as potatoes. 
Herbs. —Sage and lavender are, of 
course, perennial, i. e., they live from 
year to year, and are grown for the 
leaves. Sage is used medicinally and 
for seasoning, lavender is principally 
grown for the distilled water in a com¬ 
mercial way, but for home use the dried 
flowers are used in the linen chests or 
drawers. The sage leaves and tender 
stalks should be cut just as the bloom¬ 
ing season begins, and quickly dried 
in the shade. Sow seed early and keep 
clean of weeds. The lavender will re¬ 
quire some thinning, but the sage should 
be thinned to 16 inches in the row. It 
is weil to divide the old sage roots in 
Spring. Dill requires the same general 
treatment, but need not be thinned 
much, and the stalks should be cut be¬ 
fore ripe enough to shell, and tied in 
small bundles to cure. Parsley should 
go into the permanent beds. The seeds 
are sown the same as the others, but be¬ 
ing very slow to germinate, should be 
sown as early as possible. When plants 
are well up thin to 12 or 14 inches in the 
row, and when three inches high shear 
off the tops, which gives a new and 
stronger growth. Whenever the tops 
turn brown or discolored, shear off, and 
the next growth will be still better. Any 
other herbs may be substituted for, or 
added to this list if desired. The same 
general rules of culture apply to all, 
only remembering that rich soil and 
good culture are passports to success. 
Onions. —The sets for early table 
onions should be planted two or three 
inches apart in the rows. If they are in 
bunches, pick them apart, and the most 
convenient way of planting is to make a 
hole with the finger, dropping the set in 
and covering. The Prizetaker requires 
early sowing and any amount of ferti¬ 
lizer, as ashes, hen manure, etc. The 
same is true for the pickling onions also. 
The rows should be very straight, and 
seed should be covered 1 y 2 inch; culti¬ 
vation should be begun as soon as pos¬ 
sible after sowing. The pickling onions 
should be left to stand quite thickly in 
the row to avoid too large size; but the 
Prizetaker when well established, 
should be thinned to four inches. 
C. P. S., East Clarendon, Vt., asks 
how and in what quantities, and upon 
what garden vegetables he should apply 
nitrate of soda? He has an asparagus 
bed covered with manure to harrow in. 
Would it pay to use it on that, and how 
much? For all of the garden vegetables 
broadcast 50 pounds to the acre, and 
work well into the soil immediately be¬ 
fore sowing or planting. From this I 
would except tomatoes, as I think it 
usually tends to retard the ripening sea¬ 
son, especially on heavy soils. For 
beans and vine crops it is especially 
good; but I prefer to use it in solution 
as a spray; one ounce to the gallon of 
water, applied in greater or less quan¬ 
tities, according to age and size of the 
plants. It is especially good for celery, 
and may be applied either in crystal or 
solution. If in the former way, apply 
close to the rows scattered thinly, and 
work into the soil with hoe or rake. If 
the first application of 50 pounds per 
acre is made as a top-dressing before 
planting then 150 pounds in two appli¬ 
cations might be made during the grow¬ 
ing season. Apply along the rows, and 
work in with hoe or rake, but do not 
allow it to come in contact with the tops 
or leaves. Cabbage and all such vege¬ 
tables will be benefited. For the as¬ 
paragus, 50 or 75 pounds per acre might 
be profitably applied early, and thor¬ 
oughly worked into the surface. Then 
apply 100 pounds or more, in the same 
way, and work in after the cutting sea¬ 
son is over. 
Planting Sweet Corn. —As cultiva¬ 
tion in both directions is usually im¬ 
practicable in small areas, the sweet 
cern will stand considerable crowding. 
With good soil hills 20 inches apart in 
the rows will produce a good crop. The 
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first early varieties are usually small 
stalks, and will even stand one good 
plant every six inches. A close and con¬ 
tinued succession is always desirable, 
and having a really good variety of first 
early, it is often advisable to make a 
second planting a week to 10 days after 
the first, and especially so if the first 
planting was sprouted. This will cer¬ 
tainly carry the first early well over to 
the season of medium sorts. Personal 
experience has pretty thoroughly wean¬ 
ed me from Early Cory and all its 
strains, and I have found none more 
hardy and free from smut than Shef¬ 
field Sugar. 
Celery. —As the seed is very slow to 
germinate it should be sown quite early 
in shallow boxes or thoroughly prepared 
soil in the seedbed, as indicated in form¬ 
er diagram. The soil should be kept 
moist, almost wet. Sow in drills, cover¬ 
ing very lightly, and keep the soil well 
stirred and free from weeds. When 
about two inches high the rows may be 
thinned by transplanting to three inches 
apart and when three or four inches 
high clip back the tops to give more 
growth to the roots. Transplant to per¬ 
manent rows from middle of June to the 
first part of July, and clip back both 
roots and tops from one-fourth to one- 
third. If soil blanching is depended up¬ 
on, the plants should be set not less 
than four feet apart by six inches in 
the row. If blanched with boards, 30 
inches apart will be sufficient. Nitrate 
of soda, liquid cow or hen manure will 
be very beneficial to the crop, and plenty 
of moisture is also equally essential. 
Celeriac seed will be sown the same 
time as celery and the culture will be 
the same. The root, however, is the 
edible part, and of course no hilling up 
or “handling” is done. Roots two inches 
in diameter are large enough for use, 
and the Winter supply may be packed 
in sand in the cellar, or may be pitted 
the same as beets. 
Cabbage. —If the early cabbage was 
started in the hotbed, the plants should 
be pricked out and set farther apart, so 
as not to crowd too closely. This should 
be done as soon as the plants begin to 
crowd in the row. They will, of course, 
have to be hardened off in the cold 
frames or given all the open growth pos¬ 
sible in the hotbed. Nitrate of soda, an 
ounce to the gallon of water, sprayed or 
sprinkled upon the plants occasionally, 
will be of great benefit. They can be re¬ 
moved to the open ground quite early, 
as they will stand frost to some extent. 
When the leaves are two inches in width 
clip them off and the plants will grow 
all the more stocky and strong. Clipping 
back at time of transplanting will ma¬ 
terially aid the plants. The late cabbage 
and cauliflower seed should be sown 35 
to 40 days previous to time of trans- 
THE ODD PENNIES. 
For the sake of saving odd 
pennies don’t buy an inferior 
emulsion when you really need 
Scott’s Emulsion. 
The difference in price is 
pennies. The difference in re¬ 
sults is pounds—pounds of 
new flesh—and days of 
strength and comfort. 
Those who have lost flesh 
can regain it more quickly by 
means of Scott’s Emulsion 
than in any other way. 
Send for Free Sample. 
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, 409 Pearl St., N. Y. 
planting, which in this locality would 
be late in June or early in July. The 
culture is the same for both, except that 
when the cauliflower heads begin to 
form they should be sheltered from the 
hot sun’s rays by tying the outer leaves 
up over the heads. It is well not to 
transplant too early, as they head better 
in the cooler days and nights of Au¬ 
tumn. They should be cut for use while 
the “curd” or head is still firm and 
solid, and before they begin to divide 
into branches. j. e. morse. 
Michigan. 
Don’t “Bundle Up.”—T he following 
from the Sanitary Inspector Is sensible: 
“The general practice of turning up the 
collar and bundling up the neck is wrong. 
If one is to take a long cold ride protec¬ 
tion is necessary, but the throat and neck 
should be taught to consider itself a part 
of the face and to react and protect itself 
against momentary or any ordinary ex¬ 
posure out of doors. The wearing of chest 
protectors is another error which is con¬ 
ducive to tenderness, colds, and ill-health, 
and so is the wearing of chamois, or any 
other form of impermeable undergarments 
next to or anywhere near the skin.” 
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Half a million of these steel 
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(lily Shape tire straight or stag¬ 
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05 we sell the HICH< 
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