0>e RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Part TI. 
Filling tiik Pit. —The manui-o hay¬ 
ing boon curocl proiiorly and the pit diig, 
or tho site olioson, work ina.v go on nn- 
ohookod aftor March. Place a six or 
eight-inch layer of the strawy inauure 
in the ])it and tramp firmly. Pepeat the 
process until the pit is tilled to within 
four inche.s of the top. See that all cor¬ 
ners are tramped well. Place on a thin 
layer of .straw or leaves to aid in an even 
distribution of the heat. Place the 
frame over the tramped mass, bank well 
around the outside with earth or strawy 
manure, lay the sa.sh in i)lace and cover 
with straw or board mats made especially 
for the purpose, or with corn fodder or 
marsh hay. Within the next two days 
the sash may be removed and the soil 
placed on. 
Soil Pest Adapted.—O nly good rich 
soil should be used to fill the hotbed. 
to eight inches apart in the rows. Pows 
in which the .seeds are planted should 
run crosswi.se of the bed. th.-it is, from 
front to back, for convenience in hoeing 
and watering the crops. Furrows in 
which the seeds are, to be jilantinl may 
t«‘ opened with a sharp stick or with the 
end of a hoe handle. A half to three- 
fourths of an inch will 'be fotind a .suf¬ 
ficient depth to plant the .seeds and the 
soil removed in opening the furrows 
may be luished .in by hand or with the 
back of a hoe to cover the seeds. Seeds' 
.sown for early plants may be bro.ad-j 
cast. If sown in simill fiat boxe.s they 
can be moved from place to jdace conven-i 
imitly. Seedlings for out of door use! 
must be thinned in the seed bed to pre-i 
vent their be<-oming too tall and siiind- 
ling. One or two tr:ins|)liintings will aid 
in producing good, stalky plants, the 
spacing bet we-n plants for the first 
F'r a me- — R’e.sts On 
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Temporary /iotbed Wit/lout Rt 
Such a .soil is prepared b.v commercial 
gardener.s by means of a comp (St heap. 
Alternate layers of rich lo.am soil and 
stable manure are placinl in a hea|i four 
to six feet high, tin' later.-il iliimmsions 
being governed by the amount of <-om- 
posti'd soil needed. Tin* h(‘ap, which is 
laid in late Summer, is forke<l over in 
late Fall and again tho following Sum¬ 
mer, being ready for use in Fall or 
Spring the year afti'r having betm idled. 
tN’here compostc'd soil is not avail.-ible 
for use this season, a satisfactory .sub¬ 
stitute may be had by mixing well, two 
parts loam, one part leaf nudd or well- 
rotti'd manure, and one jiart sand. .Sticks, 
stoiu's and rotigh material may be siftc<l 
oiil by shoveling the mixture tlirougli a 
large meshed sand screen. At least four 
inches of .soil sliould be placed in the hot¬ 
bed and le\('led oil' well. Sash and 
transpb.nting being two inches am 
of the second four inches taich w.-iy. 
bage and <‘elrry seldom need more 
one transplanMng. Tomatoes, i'ggplant^ 
and jieppers rsiially reipiire two. Can 
should be taken that tomatoc's, peppers, 
eggplants and other warm season crops 
are not plantrd too early in the hotlx 
IMa.vac.eme: T oe TtiK lIoTtiUD.—Can 
should not ce.ise as soon .as cri'p^ ar< 
jilanled in the hotbed. Watering must bej 
attended to us water is needed. M’he 
S(dl should have a thorough .soaking ,is 
soon as the .si'eds are planted. NN’ith 
jdent.v of sunshine a w.iteriug will he 
needeil em-h da.v, otherwise as the soil 
appears dry and b.aked. 'I’he soil should 
Ix' Soaked thoroughl.v rather than given 
a sprinkling < .-ich time. Water on sun¬ 
shiny days and allow the bed to dry olV 
soinew Init befi rt' putting the sash and 
Sow Seeds of Quality 
Pedigree counts for quality in the garden the same 
as it does in the herd, in the stable, in the kennel. 
Ferry’s 
Seeds 
are pedigreed seeds. They 
are the offspring of plants that 
for generations—even to their 
great - great - great - grandpar¬ 
ents—have been known for 
the tenderness, sweetness, 
firmness, flavor and size of 
their produce. 
that these family traits survive 
year to year each crop of Ferry’s 
tested in the Ferry meenhouses 
trial gardens. Only those which 
Ferry requirements are ever of¬ 
fered under the Ferry name. 
A postal card request 
will bring you 
a copy of the 
Ferry Seed 
Annual. 
Dealers every- 
w h e re sell 
Ferry’s Seeds. 
D. M. FERRY & CO. 
DETROIT, MICH. 
(and Windsor, Ontario) 
—/?ests On 
^anure /n Rit 
F*lanf tills Giant 
Golden Sweet 
Com and save on yoursugar. It’s as dclicions aa 
tl»u celebrated Goldea Bantam and much larger, 
yet only 3 days later. It <loes Tiot bocomo mealy 
but remains sweet and succulent until too hard 
for tho table. Tho stalks grow 6 ft. high and 
boar two to three ears each. Wo offer a large 
package of this seed, grown on our own farms, 
et 16c, postpaid. Our supply ia limited better 
order today. Also ask for our 1318 Catalog-/reei 
J. J. H. GREGORY &. SON 
115 Elm St.. Marblehead, Mass. 1 
VT C K’S 
anSFLO]^ GXJIIDE 
“Do Your Bit” 
By Planting a Garden 
This must ho another big garden year. You must 
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few foot of ground, raise vegoiaiiles aud fruit-. 
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Seed and Plant Annual 
tolls how to make a gardon. what to plant, and 
how to plant it. Lisls overything for gardon, 
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The STORRS & HARRISON COMPANY 
Box 614, Painesville, Ohio 
orary /-iothed With P/t 
ciivm-.'.; iirc again put im, so^wiiig nf tlio 
seeds being iio.stiionod fer several da.vs <»r 
until tlio tcmporatiiro has rcaclnal its 
maximniu and startixl to lower. A tlicr- 
moinoter of sonm sort tbriist tlirmigli 
the soil will be a saft'guard. Seeds may 
be .sown wlien the tomiicrature. after 
reaching 85 degrees. lias droiipml to 75 
degree.s. 
Sowi.NC THE Seed.s. —Seeds of the crops 
which are to mature in the Iiotbed 
should be sown in drills from six to 10 
inches apart. Intercropping shoiihl be 
practiced. That is, rows of radishes ami 
lettuce may be alternated to advantage, 
six inches of space being allowed between 
two Tows of oacli. Wlien tlie radishes 
are matured and harvested, the entire 
.space will be available for the crop of 
Ic'ltuce. At least 20 seeds should be sown 
per foot of row. When the seedlings 
liave become well ostabli.shed. tliey slioiikl 
be thinned, radishes lieing left an inch to 
twtv- incbe.s,!|t)ort;' .y.u-d Itiltpye-; sti|lks, six 
iiiglil. 
l;itiDii of 
mi.'il ;u:il nut 
y be .sc- 
altci'imtc .sji 
sli back 
I (luring th(' <] 
lay. Or. 
raisml by me 
a ms of a 
cover on for tlu' 
till' lii.tlied is ess( 
cured liy .sliding 
and others forwan 
each sasli may be 
notclied block, care licing taken that 
they are not opened against the wind 
During bright days, or days wlien the out¬ 
side temperature is iiiori' favorable to 
growtli of crops tliaii is tliat of tiie in¬ 
side. sash may be nmioved to advantage. 
Cultivation sliould not be negh'ctiMl. ^I'lie 
soil sliould b(“ stirred occasiuiiall.v and 
w(‘('(ls sliould never be found growing in 
a hotbed. 
AdX'ANTAOES oe I'SI.NO IIOTIIED.- 
Crops of radishes sown in tlie hotbed 
March 1-15 should be ready for table use 
in six to eiglit weeks following. Lettuce 
rixinirt'.s two to four weeks more time, 
('abbage seeds sown on the days men¬ 
tioned sliould bo ready to transplant to 
the garden April 15-.30. Cauliflower and 
.(ContiiuD'd. O’v page 2.‘11,V 
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