The Farm Garden.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 October 1911, Page 4

The Farm Garden.

(li.v Mr W. IL Taylor, in .Agricultural Gazette. The main crops ol pnrsnips am carrots should now 'be sown. J/no should 1)0 shallow. It' only n sum; breadth is to ho .sown a corner ol ; rako will form them nicely; a ver. slijlht- pvesMire will malce them sufficient depth. A rake is hmu than a hoe, as the drill is mm.' broad eiuv-i-h without '];l"£ rr making it too deep. .I he should he sown very tliiiilv, m> _ > eaves niue-h irksome work u\ > nirnj;, and also may save km rpo, i,n£°of tho crop if pre>siire >o woprevents timely thiimin£. .my < tho laroo or intermediate canals suit-r.hlo for sowing now. The ]U-,, varieties should he avoided; i,n-. onlv value it. nn early crop. 'U' . form causing them to he nnn.ilo :i ; shorter time from sowiit;; lhan larger varieties hut liom small .size they are no I : a crop as other .soris._ '•"•'•••. )(' pat snips are pra:-t i; any th" ' l'eas a»'o to In* sown ai i<•!«•' > • i iortniyhk Cure shont."! from new on, to ww* "'a v.vii-mr od "TO it mi, or at I"ii«t in .••»n supplied wii'h humus, tor ns;.i's . roots find ploniy <>f moist ll //_ erops arc more or l«'-s f- 1 'tip' 1 Kroneli OS may *'"v: • ••• ■ [If the prern-po'ded -ort -• ' a; a- ! Wourl-T is llu ha.! _ _ :t-'I m leod !>e Sown. hii 11 iviih tie.-!! - yd"]v»\• /', • I hero h a < «•>« •". . ' ''eitienarv s:; a (.iimV-,•:!•<■ " i;\" ,y. The'' brcAVil vr.'Vrl h"! 1 -' s porliaps ■) hit laraeiy r«i*'t _'•••» ' l: prod'.ioii ve. Jor t !'*' ;:l ■ ;ics are prolific in t !i<" o*<! remain 1 of ovcelh lit qualify [lie small side. A lew a: irown for inal. Thesa y luce for a hmper pei md t ind about i'mtr sow in;;< wd 1 ioasc-n. tin 1 'eat '•* 'm' nid-.Tannrtry. Ohmd >- ; -m -• 1 v'litini !o sm-yys. t a;! should hv v.oVi' ol cer rrowth. ' V ; "!mn a he'; t 12:n. : mire in h'-i :hx {'■- I•=}>-. ' •ut off. I '-n!ly •!., it vP' ft»r quirlNiicf.-. 1 " !•• iff the i''P- cat!-os th" " ; -- iranch : us'ially H'roo or W " ira ikTk s M'l'n -; from ivir : 1 '' nni. T!i : s !' ■p- ihe ! : ■atively dwari', makes a m ;tantial row, and iii.-ims r > >nhance] crop. Jerusalem anii-li'*!o-?. •, moil phinlcd. ; '-oia > to:'.' low he in ;c; ;/:vw!h. A. heir fuitivanon is !<•'• ; v nin 1 hahit of t-!:e ];l:i!:; is I]) a vcy tn-il -S'-om. cnov;•rup ('i : ••oHe.w il s like of '.vinel', t :i"y aiv no: •• When Mi - u-r- .e: ! ■' •ut "0' jto.-mi !:.hn "■ i' •• ••■]_. • au.-es a c-h.-ck 1.-p '' inr <>i' 1 In 1 ! iihers. nsde in ii'MiiO-'i's. I iic."> ' i moot rate !.:■; :■ i. :>■ : : ' ' ■' irodncod :•;•••. J-it.. _ .a:.-'.'. irO'.'. 'l! idii r'V ."':U " -rs is. 1 t' iak a I'o-ido;,.. •• :> : . 'ver t'ie : c. :-oii. ;he s ilierehy ■:h';Wti hy : ; , : ; li-it dwarn. ! ; r Ihe sf ":a - re' hrei'Vhfod'l he o■■ •■•pt in ph •■■■-. ' 11> :i lai ic-:i;-alre'. I'■' 0- - I '' '■ " iv; 'ir si\ :o\v li"cc. <!l', !V«'l.-!'d. :• My e: <■! ' . •tind in fri ••'"I-.- a'' ;, ; o. 1 dm-,: ihp .'ir-'c: loco forkci or o!h' rv::-o •• : :eni All hroci-'i shrah' mce. as *,vali y ■oli re<p:ire r.-'ii : •>» ; ro'.o ■ r.I'lio so re v.- v ;.i •' -r live t'ie p':;i!i ,: a i ! : r.'ioclrn-l 'v.-,'.;p • • , wl ih : n!v am! ! o y-ok' . ler s'ij;. ! : ■ y'-ea ■; p'' ; ' •••von a- t:'i'v ■ •:•,' lea V i Ja. ; • etttV-Ml e.:''h •< i dooMi- a'k'- 1• : : \r. ;ii!v in- :;i'" ■ 'I".'.":' •'! • : ,1m imhr-r, ;• :.;!■„;•■■• 11' ]' plan:-; .i laal-;' 1 tino -f- ";•'. 'anfor of tt is p" ;; t. *. 1 • 1 vi«er to deh'y a week '• -• to ]'!ant h 'i'm'c t'ie r!T ;■" ' ; mahly •a:'e. Til" i f" apilliolKS ulll'T. ••niwt* rro'.v only on" stem fr» ithers like i»-'o. A'so, i nam* ways oi :-.eeiiriny; th.- ••!•/•• Niine da not savui'e them ar oi rhem lie oil the aiccoed in varying dey:rt•■ ' liount. of siicec.ss dei'eodiny; :••••:■ :he ip'-'i'siste!!i siib.je'.'tion ol iac ' lorflnou-! side-sin .'lis lhan oo_ • iianner oi' •••'•■ni'iiiy; {'to I' or ••• •• .hoots. !n t\ !"my;h-a e.d. r"-' :v jorifl croi')s can ho.'-ecn;vd hy .•'•'• hem lie dow.i. and in vi'y iilunrions it is even advi^eh: 1 . ;o. A few <>l ! raa'oletiratk the plan's will ke"p i ■ ■'earn Pnmpki"-. marrows, co"!'a:'" ' vator-uie'.on-. p'o-nmloiry d nolon.s m;iy he sown in t'm' ground. Ilie s-»il sh'-old he ■uliivale k ''a ! made po-f. before sowiipjc flie wl, for if 1 fc i.s sure to harhoor sloe.'. ;hoso will soon clear off fk" ; ' ' ilants. The soil need not • • n maniiro. hut a. eon~idrra'ao : mnt of humus is desirable. f"r !' limits a good deal of a. ' aire. A pile of weeds mi,! sard on nthhisli which lia.s km ■d in a waste emmm- io <}>•<■ ■"• ' xrow tlieso pl'ints verv wo!!, .hat is necessary is a few im ■oil on top to sow the s.'"d in, ' s advisable lo s'nv .sevenl «••>••'>• i. eln,ni|), find Hi en i'nin on! !'•'• lot wanted. This allows frr : >f losses from various causes. Sow. lotiuco thinly in row--. :hin out to the proper distance. T 1 s bettor than trnnsplanin-j. r-" 1 nuch qnickor.