. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . gmay be carried with this crop for profit, we have come to the conclusion theheavier the manuring the heavier the crop. It follows that loose cultiva-tion, accompanied with liberal manuring, is the basis of spinach culture. In the absence of abundant stable manure, the grower of spinach mustresort to commercial fertilizers and use about 1,000 pounds to the acre, con-taining nitrogen 4 per cent, actual potash 9 per cent, available phosphoricacid 8 per cent. SEEDS. From experience we prefer the Bloomsda
. The modern guide for fruit and truck shippers and poultry raisers in the southern states; . gmay be carried with this crop for profit, we have come to the conclusion theheavier the manuring the heavier the crop. It follows that loose cultiva-tion, accompanied with liberal manuring, is the basis of spinach culture. In the absence of abundant stable manure, the grower of spinach mustresort to commercial fertilizers and use about 1,000 pounds to the acre, con-taining nitrogen 4 per cent, actual potash 9 per cent, available phosphoricacid 8 per cent. SEEDS. From experience we prefer the Bloomsdale Savoy Curled, as it is a heavy How to Grow and Market Squash. Ill cropper of fine quality, very hardy, succulent leaves, curled and crinkledlike Savoy cabbage. It standi the longest before running to seed of anyvariety we know of, and we commend it to our readers. PLANTING. On well prepared land spinach can be sown broadcast. If sown broad-cast it takes about twelve pounds of seed to the acre. If sown in drills twofeet apart, it takes about eight pounds to the acre. We prefer the drill. SPINACH system, as the crop is more easily gathered and some cultivation can be be-sixjwed on it. The ground should be in fine condition when spinach issown, neither too wet nor too dry. Cover the seed about one inch deep;always use a light roller to pass over the beds or rows after sowing. HARVESTING AND PLANTING. As soon as spinach attains a fair size and before it becomes discoloredor tough, it should be cut with a sharp knife, like lettuce. Eemove allroots and a few of the outside leaves. When shipped in cars, spinach canbe packed in barrels or crates, well ventilated; when shipped by express,spinach should be shipped in barrels, packed with cracked ice in layers,else it is apt to heat and spoil. The amount of ice used should be gaugedby the distance and time it requires in transit, from 10 to 30 poundsof ice for each barrel. HOW TO GEOW AND MAKKET SQUASH. The squash is one of the most nu
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