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r TC Of ] ! i i \ t i J e PRE! t r j t C I 0 * Cantaloupes, Watermelons ind Cucumbers. How to Prepare the Land, Seed and Fertilizer-?With inorougn Preparation the Crop is Half Made. Progressive Farmer. These crops are very much alike in every way. They are closely related in the plant world, all oeing cucurbits, and they are i verv closely related in their soil, < climate and cultural require-1 mentfl. In a large measure, what may he said regarding one of t hem < will apply equally to the others. This distinction must, however, be made that cantaloupes and watermelons are esteemed for i their ripe fruit while a ripe cu cumber is worthless lor the table. ( And in consequence, cucumbers roav be irrown successfully on lands containing an amount of moisture which would be totally ruinous to the quality of cantaloupes ami to a less decree to watermelons. All these pinmIs are * lgorous growers and require thorough ' preparation of the soil. The necessity for this may be realized better when we pay that lhe aggregate length ol roots are many times that of the vines, and a single root will be nearly or quite as long as the vine. The ground must be well pulverized and in a good state o? Pith. This cannot ^ be done without plowing the Lancaster You are most cordi; )eautifu) line of Spring >y Miss Johnson, has hat Easter Bonnet, bi if). We have the late Baltimore markets and itbook of all. Misses ?TIEST L o show you that has e nerous to mention in < vhole stock is full to o isk all the people of th >uy anything or not. :ommodious store. R >ought from us has to ground well and repeatedly harrowing it. Cucumbers should ho planted in rows about live feet apart, with the plants lour leet apart in the rows. The distance for cantaloupes should he live by live feet, live hy six feet, or six by six leet, while watermelons should be given ten by ten leet, r%r t tuttl tru ht? 1 ^ 117 U ?^ VII VI ? V vjr i U r 1 ? ^ lC^t. IT Ul'll grown in Irames, cucumbers may bo planted three by lour or even three by Ihree leel. Look well to the drainage ol the land. It should he so drained that water will not stand on the surlace long after a ram.? Water scalds the vines. On the other hand, (lie soil should he put in such shape as to enable it to hold a large amount of water, because during their growing stage the plants should not suffer for moisture. Sub soiling givos excellent results, hut this should he done two or three months hefore planting time, and that is now impossible. T ? * L /x l 1 : i 11 i * - -i ii mo ii11hi is not won uraineu it may ho advisable to plant on ridges two to four teet wide, but on light, well-drained lauds, by all means plant on the level. Begin early. Plow the whole area well, then follow with the disc harrow. It there i? not time to plow all the ground, then break the rows two or three feet for cucumbers and cantaloupes and tour feet tor watormelotii and harrow or cultivate well, leaving the remainder to be broken later on. In the center of the row where the plauts are to "f"l I B THE 1 and Lane ally invited to come to ; iViiilinery that our Mi to show you. Now c it come along right no st styles and creations c have them at prices th Lindsay and Crockett ; INE OF D ver been on this market detail, but come in and n ' - vertiowing with good tf le county to come in an< We will be glad to see .emember we sell ever be right, or we will mai Yours for business, stand throw out two lurrows, leaving a good deep furrow ? Then with a bull tongue plow go cross-wise of these furrows, thus marking oil the places where the hills are to he. The land is now ready lor ttie tertilizer. It is doubtful whether a siybfactory crop of melons orcueuin hers can be grown without the use of somo stable manure; cer I tainlv it cannot be n.s flcnnnminul. ly done without it a-i with it. Ill every ease tlmrougly well rotted manure ouij* should be us?d. It may be used alone or mixed with good woods' mould ? half of each. Three or four large shovelfuls of this mixture should be put at each hill, scattering it over ail area of three fir four teot square, or iu the case of closely planted cucumbers, distributed from end to end of the furrow. For frame cucumbers, the manure should be broad-casttd and narrowed in. Frequently, how ever, the cucumbers are planted alter spring lettuce, in which case the manure may tie omitted, a heavy application having been given in preparing the beds for, let t uce. From half a pound to a pound j <>i nooti commercial fertilizer should be applied in each hill, i scattering it over the manure or compost. In the case of cucumbers and cantaloupes the amount < may bo reduced somewhat, for this application, llu remainder to be put on later. But either ] of these crops will require from ? 1,000 to 1,5000 pounds per acre i _J_ LADII aster Con our store and see the ss Brownlee, assisted lon't put off buying vv and let us fix you )f the New York and iat will suit the pockalso have the RESS GO They are too nulet us show you. Our lings, and we want to d see us whether you you in our new and ything, and anything ke it so. !#MTWy on most soils t<>r b? si re-ults. After applying tbe lertilizer, throw the dirt hack with the plow, filling up the furrow and leave it ridged or level as soil conditions may indicate, prefer ably the latter. Following this plowing, harrow 'lie fertilizo-l furrows thoroughly with a cutaway, or disc harrow, ? r culn vator, until I he ground is thoroughly pulverized and put in the very finest possible conditon. The marks between the rows made with the bull tongue will serve to indicate where the seeds are to be sown. In between two and three weeks the ground will be ready lor the seed. This interval is necessary to allow the fertilizer to become dissolved and put into the best possible shape lor the young plants. It at any time tlie plants have a tendency to come lo a standstill, ihey inuy ho started oil b.v using just a little nitrate el scda. A teaspoonful to each small plant is sufficient; scatter it about tlie plant back Ironi the stein and work it in. Atter the seed is planted, the middle spaces should be thoroughly broken and harrowed. Cucurbits should never be al 1 1 a _ I iwwcu 10 uetoiiK! stunted in their growth, and the thorough prepar ation of the soil is half (and a little more) of the making ol the crop. Fertilizer for melons or cu cumbers should analyze about 5 per cent phosphoric acid, 8 per cent potash and 4i per cent nitrogen. A fertilizer of uoarly * ES inty I I >ODS I I ? v-S this composition might bo purchased in the market. If so desired, however, the tertilizer maybe mixed at home. Tins is often the cheaper plan and will give just as good results. The tollowiug tutorials will give approximately the above analysis: I Acid phosphate, 14 per cent 500 lbs. Sulphate potash (high grade) 275 lbs. Cottonseed meal 1,225 lbs. Total 2,000 lbs. Sulphate ol potash is likely to give a higher quality of Iruit in the case of watermelous and cantaloupes, though in the case of cucumbeis muriate will give as good results. H. Harold Hume, i Horticulturist North Carolina j Department Agriculture. 1 Popular Couple Married in Fort Mill. A marriage which was o! unusual interest to their friends owing to the popularity ol the couple was that on Friday night at 7 :30 o'clock of Mr. Oscar Parks and Miss Vernie Starues, which took place at the home of the bride's adopted mother, Mrs. Jessie Starues, in the village of the Milford Mill, The marriage ceremony was performed bv the bride's pastor, Rev J. 11. Thornwell. The couple were the recipients of many valuable prea enls and their friends wi*h them success.?Fort Mill Times.