VOlT72 APRIL 29, 1910. NoT42
ExpeHerce WitK Hale.
The kale seems to be the forage plant
for the farmer and dairy ma'n. There is
plenty of advice given in regard to grow
ing the crop. It is well to use a little
reason wi':h this crop as well as with
others. Do not take advice, no matter
from whom it comes, that is not reason
able. We are told by some that a plant
twelve or fourteen inches high or tall is
the best size to transplant. The experi
ence of of gardeners during the past
centuries has been that any of the cab
hage familv transplant best when only
four to six inches tall. Even with this
size plant it is best to prune the top if it
is set in very dry weather. The beet
transplants very nicely when it is small,
that is when four or five inches high.
The same with the rutabaga and turnip.
A tree of any kind can be handled best
when small if one desires to change its
location. When one is putting out a
large number of kale and has his ground
in fine condition a nd wishes'to do quicker
work and plow them in he can use plants
quite long and put them down so but
little more then the crown is above the
ground when the planting is completed.
One very fatal mistake is made when
plowing in the plants; the plants are
dropped in the furrow and the next fur
row is turned and the dry top soil is
thrown on the roots then a roller packs
a little of the top soil, but the roots are
left in loose soil and here is where the
work ought to be reserved. Pacific
Homestead.
The above article called forth a reply
from Henry Dillstrom, of the class of
1907, who is running a dairy farm near
Chemawa, which he calls "The Chema
wa Dairy." We clip his reply from.last
week's Pacific Homestead.
The Chemawa Dairy, Chemawa, Ore
gon Editor Pacific Homestead: In the
March 31 number of the homestead
I read an article by Dexter Meld on
transplanting kale plants.
1 would like to give an opinion on the
same.
I do not agree with him on transplant
ing small kale plant, say from four to six
inches tall. I would not think of trans
planting plants smaller than from ten to
fourteen inches tall, if I would expect to
get the best results. This I have learned
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