Show correspondence COE for the deseret news newy horticultural manch MAECK 1 I MK mit EDITOR your tour invitation in no 50 of the news rought brought ti to mind my promise ol 01 furnishing a series of brief and practical articles on the subject of horticulture ac I 1 know there are others much more competent than myself to instruct in these matter matters sj still I 1 will freely add my mite owing to the scarcity of food it seems important to get in early crops and to bring thein them on rapidly and successfully cess rully fully for this end I 1 will give a few plain directions A variety of early vegetables such as pea peas i po tatos radishes let iet lettuce early cabbage cat cal aage lage at can be put into the ground as soon coon as the frost Is outa out oct and the tie tle lie soil dry enough to handle peas are very nutritious and wholesome and being of a hardy nature and not easily injured by late frost should receive the earliest attention the location should bo be in a warm sheltered place with a gouth bouth or southeast south east aspect the soil should be light and riem rich if well last year yeary deep digging and thorough pulverizing zing will yva te I 1 all that Is needed dut cut if it has not had this treatment which Is much the besty best as newly applied manure Is more apt to produce vines than seed the next best plan Is to get some old decomposed manure and dig diz it well iny in at least one spade deep clean off with a aann finn rake stretch your line and with the corner et of a hoe make a drill two inches deep in this drop y youn your our oun seed one anch apart if of the dwarf varieties it if of til ill ins mure more free growing kinds tro inches w will ill lii ba be lear near enough cover carefully with the earth thrown from the drill bishops dwart dwarf being a very low pea need not be planted more than eighteen inches from row to row early eady june and prince albert may each be planted la in rows two feet and a halt abatt the stronger growing varieties such as the marrow narrow fatig rats fats require more roomy room and for convenience of brushing may be put in double row 9 a bout about one ona pot foot apart and from front three to three and loh roh a halt half f feet neet between each set of rows one pint of seed will yards input if put in the above named manner As soon as the plants are thres thred inches high the erh earth should bs be slightly and carefully drawn to their stems from fram this tills timey timet time till the vines are beginning to blo bio blosom thy should be frequently hoed and every weed destroyed for every weed that is allowed to grow prow robs the cultivated plant of us as much nourishment as it takes takei to I 1 produce the weed if these simple directions beneleit the inexperienced my object will be gained ai as of course they are not ilg ILL ir ended for any other class yours truly p CHAS cuss ir we lre tre arc d to br oliphant for his y r res response ponso to the invitation for plainly written article articles 3 oil on the tha preparation of soil time lime of sowing solving and planting different kinds of seeds ar ac and as there arc are many anon I 1 the he variety of classes now called tipon upon to till the earth who are entirely inexperienced a minuteness of detail is necessary we trust that br Oli oliphant pliant ani aal others will freely contribute stich such timely instructions as will aid the best aepli application aaion of seed and labor in the of a varied early and abundant harvest een LED co |