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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1915)
rc y fWpWR HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION Building the Sunken or Pit Type Holbcd 9 ..nn1 4ttijd nf t.ntlirwta In OHIO SUVUliU IJI'C" .."".".. ... pnicrnl uso tho sunken or pit typo K nil tilings consldored, tho boat f'oi the raising of early plants from sad This stylo of bod la-constructed lij excavating a pit six fcot wldo and two and one-half Ject deep and as long ns necessary to accommodato tho number of 3-by-G-foot Ensh It Is de sired to use. T1m sides of tho pit aro boarded up with rough lumber nailed to posts wlili U may bo placed three feet or more part. If somo degree of pcrnfW ntno Is desired, good'mntorial will nerd to bo used. Chestnut lumber Is ven servlcoablo nnd rensonably cheap; spruco comes next In ifolnt of durability and cheapness. Tbo sides of the Pit should bo raised abovo tbo surface of tho ground 20 Indies at tho back and 12 Indies In front. This will provldo ample pitch to tho sash for shedding rain and also bo of suf ficient anglo for good attraction vt tliy sun's rays and hont Good sash should bu used. The location of tho hotbed should be chosen whero tho natural drainage Is good ",llJ ,f possible, where there is a good windbreak at the north side. f (i suitable sheltered spot Is not available then a tight board fence six feet high and extending sovoral foot be) ond each end of tho hotbed should bo erected to break off tho cold north winds". Without such a windbreak It will bo almost Impossible to ralso carlv plants successfully In tho hot bed. Tho windbreak should bo nbout five feet away from tho north sldo of tho frame. Tho heating materia! for tho hot bed should bo borso manuro fresh froni'tho stable, to which should bo added, when accosslblo, ono-hnlf Its bulk of forest leaves. If thoso aro not avallablo .straw or hay may bo need Tho manure and added ma terial Is to bo thoroughly mixed and formed into u conical heap to undor f?o fermentation. In tho formation nf this heap it should bo trodden down In shccesslvo layers of a foot In depth until tho heap is four foot or moro In height. Tho baso of tho heap should bo of sufficient dlametor to insure good fcrmontntlon In tho kevcreht Winter weather. All tho ma terial used for heating should bo well dampened beforo putting It In tho pile or tho fcrmontatlon will not bo evenly distributed. . Cnro must bo taken that no frozen material is put la tho heap or fermentation will bo slow and may greatly lntcrfcro with tho operator's plans of an early sow ing of seed. Rural Now Yorker. I'liicllinl Cauliflower Culture. Many consider tho culturo of cauli flower tho samo as cabbago. In many respects It Is similar, but It differs in ft number of ways. In many of tho southern states tho cauliflower plants aro set out in Au tumn and they livo through tho Win ter and head up quite -early in tho Spring. In tho central or northorn portion of tho country, tho plants aro grown In early Spring, and kopt In hotbeds of only moderate heat, or in cold frames, nnd in cither caBo should to given plenty mf room nnd a frco circulation of air to provont tllo plants being too spindling or tender. For lato or Autum cnullflpwcr, tho seed may bo sown In May or early Juno. Very rich earth and abundanpo of moisture aro tho two most Important factors in tho culturo of cauliflower. Close proximity to lakes, streams, or the sea helps to lnsuro a good crop, as tho dews aro so much heavier. Frequent cultivation is vory essen tial. In field culture It Is best to plant four feet opart each way to permit cross-cultivation. In tho home garden the plants may bo sot as closo as two feet each way, and with caro the soil may bo frequently stirred with tho boo. Tho enemies of cauliflower aro tho tame as of cabbago, and tho remedies aio the same. It tho soil is rich and cultivation frequent, tho plants will ovcrcomo any ordinary amount of Insect attacks. A solution of saltpetre, ono tea spoonful to a gallon of water, Is ex cellent for tho worms nnd will act as a tonic to tho plant. Dutch Ilulb Acreage. Our Consul-General at Rotterdam, Holland, states that tho area do voted to bulb growing in tho Nether lands is about 5888 hectares (about H.000 acres). About a third of this area is devoted to tho growth of top vegetables, every othor year la order to rest tho land from Its orain for underground crops. Tho V".0Dal Bulb Growora' Society has S000 members. RAISE MOEE WHEAT ! ! War-Time Prices Mean Bigger Profits Not Too Late to Increase Yield Take advantage of tho high price of wheat this year. Make y5ur present planted ncrongo return more bushels per ncrc. It is not too late to mnko your land return additional bushels of wheat to bo harvested this Summer, if you help your growing wheat now by applying a top dressing of Beaver Brand. Animal Fertilizer It contains tho proper proportion of Nitrogen, Potash nnd Phosphoric Acid that will increase tho wheat yield and your profit, if you apply this famous fertilizer NOW. A fertilizer especially adapted for 'Northwestern wheat fields mnde in tho packing-house of the pioneer fertilizer manufacturers of tho Northwest. , BEAVER BRAND ANIMAL FERTILIZER- Used on your yyhent field now means a bigger harvest and increased returns from your wheat. Writo today for special wheat folder FI8. It means more money for you. UNION MEAT COMPANY NORTH PORTLAND, OREGON Cherries Reliable and May Be Grown to Profit WE all like cherries. Thero is no fruit grown on tho farm that Is moro wolcomo, and It always finds a waiting market If ono has a surplus. Othor fruits may bear part of tho time, somo nearly every year, but nono can equal tho cherry for relia bility In that lino. It seldom falls to yiold a crop. By planting tho different varieties tho season can bo mado very long, and then thoy aro so easily put up In so many dlfforcnt ways that thoy fur nish n good Winter supply. Cherries loso but littlo of their rich flavor In canning or putting up In any way. Thero aro many fruits that aro almost completely changed In flavor when heated, but this Is not so with tho chorry. Most pcoplo prefer them cookod to fresh. Tho early cherries nro not qulto as rich as tho lator ones, but thoy nro good, and thoy aro tho most certain yloldors. I hnvo had sovoral Early Richmond trees to bear every year for seven years with not ono completo failure, and only onco that there was oven a heavy reduction In tho yield. Tho Montmorencls nro a flno typo of cherries but they are not so reli able everywhere In somo localities thoy are much moro rollnblo bearers than In others. Tho Early Richmond and tho Morellos aro both heavy bear ers overywhoro that I havo over seen thorn grow, but tho Morcll03 nro apt to bo Injured by dry weather In tho Summer,vns they aro so late. I havo nover known my Morellos to fall to setji fair amount of fruit, but tho dry weather and worms have destroyed tho crop sovornl times. Yet this oc curs so seldom that ono cannot afford not to grow thorn, for thoy aro of tho finest flavor. Tho fruit should bo allowed to get porfectly black boforo picking, for thoy would bo nlmost groon If picked when colored like tho Rlchmonds nro when porfectly rlpo. Thoy aro puckory when gathorod green, but aro rich and sweet when rlpo. Cherry trees do not take up as much room ns npples or pears, and thoy succeed woll as lino trees, planted about 10 or 12 feet apart.v Plant chorry trees around tho chicken rango, and plums insldo It nnd you will havo a supply of both fruits, as tho droppings from tho poul try keeps tho soil rich, and they will provent Insects destroying tho plums. Doth of these fruits aro always mar ketable at good prices If you have a surplus, and they aro not hard to gather. Giving Plants Early Start. An Ohio farmer has provided him self with means for giving plants u start by lotting them begin their growth In tho warmth of n kitchen stove or tho sunlight of a kitchen window. After tho weather has bc como warm enough, tho young plants aro reset. Its scrvlco Is appreciated whero n hothouso or hotbed Is not available. It consists of a shallow wooden tray with sides about threo Inches high nnd 18 by 22 inches measure ment otherwise. Tho tray la then filled with 20 short tubes placed on end. Theso aro provided by romovlng tho two ends of ordluary corn or to mato cans by molting tho solder Hint attaches them. Ono of tho sldo pieces of tho tray Is removnblc, merely rest ing In slots. . When tho tubes havo been filled with earth, tho'sceds planted and tho tlmo arrived for tho young plants to bo transplanted, tho tray Is carried to tho garden, tho looso siuo piece re moved and a stiff piece of tin nbout eight Inches long and as wldo as a tubo Is slipped under a tuuo ana tuo tubo lifted from tho tray and sot In tho holo previously made In tho ground whero tho hill Is desired. Tho tin Is thou withdrawn and tho looso earth filled In around tho tubo. Tho tubo Is thon worked up through tho soli, leaving Us contents In tho hill. Tho plants nrothus reset without tho soil being loosed from tho roots, which Is tho foiblo with so many transplanting methods. Celery Storage. Hodbcds and cold frames aro qulto satisfactory for storing celery. Thoy may either bo dug out deeper or have another set of boards on top to give tho required height. Tho plants nro set In tho framo closo together and then covered with boards lapped to shed rain, In very cold localities such frames nro covered with sasii, over which aro mats covered with boards. Ventilation must bo given on warm days by blocking up tho sash. Celery Is also stored satisfactorily In trenches, with tho boards used in blnnchlnc nailed In V shapo and placed over tho top. If warm weath er follows tho troughs nro blocked up to admit atr. wnen irosi conies light furrow Is thrown up along tho boards and later manuro Is thrown over them, but this trench, plan Is usually adopted when tbo crop Is to bo sold early in the Winter. Tops of celery should nlways bo dry when It Is stored, and somo soil Is lifted with the plants. It must bo-stored beforo hard freezing. J'lmvcr lMovsonis. Tho blooming season of nlmost nil annuals may bo greutly prolonged, not only by picking off tho seed heads, but by cutting back severely, tho en tiro plant, which will, except In a season of severe drouth, mnko n flno, now growth nnd blossom profusoly. This Is especially truo of tho corn flowers or bachelor buttoup, marl golds, larkspurs, and candytuft, nnd nlso of thoso general favorites, tho nasturtiums, or tropacolums, not, however, taking off tho contra 1 stalks of these, but picking closely ovory day to provent the formation of seed. Asters unquestionably take rank us tho finest of midsummer annuals, and their development nnd training will amply repay any extra caro that may bo bestowed. They do not thrlvo In stiff cluy soils, and beforo sowing tho soed or transferring from tho hotbed tho border designed for thorn should hnvo a specially prepared soil of loam, rich compost nnd sand. Do not plant flower-plants too close together. Verbenas should bo at least 18 Inches apart; petunias the samo; phlox a foot; balsams a foot; pnuslcs 10 inches; zinnias 18 Inches; marl gold two feet; popples 10 inches. If flowers aro too closo In tho bed they will not mnko as trlfty a growth nor will tho flowers bo as largo and plen If tho lawn Is n littlo bumpy, fill tho depressions n littlo at a tlmo with a flno garden soil. Put half an Inch of soil on at a tlmo and lot tho grass grow through it beforo putting on any moro. In this way a lawn can bo mado smooth In tho course of n sen son or two without being torn up nnd lying baro for months. Keep flower beds out of tho center of tho lawn. They show with bettor effect If used as borders for walks and around tho sides of tho lawn. Do )ou want n soft, thick turf on your lawn? If so, mow It often nnd let tho clippings Ho whero they fall. Thoy will soon settle In tho grass and after a while tnoy win maKo n sou, cushiony coat, which keep3 tho soil from drying out too much and fer tilizes It ns thoy decay. When sending eggs by pared post wrap eaeh in tissue paper. I I ! usssmmwwmmBSffiB.
