Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 26, 1913, Page 3

OME DATA ABOUT THE DASHEEN The dasheen has received frequent bention in southern agricultural pa- | .5 recently, and some facts estal <hed by an actual experience in cul- vating’ a dasheen crop this past mer may be of interest to the .15 of The Florida Grower, ',].! is (rop was planted on muck! nd An Irish potato crop had heen janted on this same land one year, rlier, but unusually early and , vy rains had caused the potatoes rot in the ground before they ! bl be harvested. This is men- oncd because it may have material- favored the dasheen crop, since o Irish potato and the dasheen tu-| er are of similar chemical composi- | on, and because the crop of dash- bns was grown without any applica- on of fertilizer. The ground was horoughly worked with plow and gk and harrow for several weeks| efore the dasheen seed was planted. one-horse plow Wwith a narrow both was used to open the furrows br planting, and the soil was stirred bout 15 inches deep, rows 3 1-2 feet bart. A light sled was then used to ake shallow marks 3 1-2 feet apart el ————— level of the soil, and a little girt was bulled over it with 8 hoe. The SProuts were up in ahout two weeks "from blanting, and very little of the seed failed to germinate, Beginning cultivation, the same plow used in marking was rup three lwm“l\ through each row, 135 inches feep, which left the zround thor oughly loosened, Thereatter Jevel |cultivation wag given once each week with a Planet Jr. ‘eultiv given, , one horse ator, and several hoeings were The seed was planted April 10 and| about June 20, when the rainy sea- 'son was €xpected to begin, a wide 'sweep was used to throw the dirt up around the plants, ridging one way of the field, Subsequent cultivation.s were with this sweep, run shallow so as not to injure roots. The season was very dry, and sev- eral times yellow leaves were in evi- dence, caused most probably by lack of water, as no sign of damage by in- sects nor disease was seen . Cultivation was stopped about July 20, as the tops blocked the rows. Government bulleting advise plant- ing dasheens in rows four feet one way by three feet the other, and that E EVENING TELEGRAM. LAKELAND, FLA., DEC. 26, 1913, the wider row, and more hills plant- ed per acre. The maximum growth of tops was reached early in September, w hen ! tallest many plants were 7 or 8 feet lu height. November 12 frost killed all the leaves. jdasheens were arowth was expected from them there, but the maiden cane has been ecompletely choked out, not a :‘ !live stalk nor roof remaining. The| dasheens made as good a growth| there as elsewhere. In harvesting the crop the method found best at the experiment station at Brooksville, Florida, is as follows: The hills are turned up by a ten- inch plow and the tubers allowed to dry out in the field for four days to housed. The yield of tubers is at the rate of 500 bushels per acre. These tubers are found to be very ,palatable when properly prepared and served. Directions for cooking dasheens in several ways are given in bulletin 127, which may be se- cured from the commissioner of doc- | One part of this field was sohd]y} maited with maiden cane when the planted, and no % a week before being collected and’ 5 ,;» 5 ¢ v 5 ’p\ Ladies Coats, big reductions BB PP PPRREB IR PP B P PR PR DD b : Sweaters, Heavy Underwear . Cut Prices on All Men’s Furnishings 91 shirts 79c¢ $1.50 Shirts for $1.19 Bt ool BB BB o D Db ey e Bl b oo Dol b b 7 ross the first, and one seed tuber | is probably preferable to planting in en dropped in each cross. The seed | hills 3 1-2 feet each way, as culti- ber lay about an inch below the'vation can be maintained longer in uments, Washington, D. C., for § cents. The tubers are readily eaten by horses, cows and pigs, with no other preparation than the slicing of the larger tubers or corms, some of :wl‘i(‘h weigh 3 to 5 pounds. No con- |clusive experiments in feeding chick- lens on these tubers have been made | as yet, within the knowledge of the writer, but hens have been observed worrying parings of dasheens thrown around the chicken yard, and it is possible that the raw tubers will prove a good feed for fowls. KEven should cooking be required in pre- paring dasheens for chickens, the high nutritive value of the mbersluga would more than make up for the: labor of the process. ¢ Analyses made by the Augricuitur- | al department show that one pound :5, of dasheens is equivalent to one and ‘:§; a half ponnds of TIrish potatoes infié» It should not he m'(‘l"‘:g; looked that this crop of dasheens was & planted rather later than ;ul\'is:\hlo‘-fi: this far South. The government 'g hulleting state that in South Flnrilln;%: dasheens may be planted as early ns'%» Cut Price on Wool Dress Goods Cut Prices on Blankets and' Comforts We Extend to All Our Pa- trons the Season’s Compliments B BB BB B B BB BB B B ) 3)) % 2T We appreciate very much the business has been accorded us the past year, and will strive to scrve our customers the coming year (o the very best of our ability Wishing all a Happy New Year, We are yours to serve, H. C. STEVENS JEWELER LAKELAND, FLA. food value February, and until April in the (‘nr-|u olinas. Also, it should be stated el \ that no irrigation was given tnis;; crop described.--The Florida Grower. 1 The Pennsylvania 1s issuing maps P of the principal cities on its lines for i the convenence of its patrons. This ; i One-half Price on Coat Suits i e ——— C———— coa————————————————————————————— is an innovation on the part of ““‘{ B YTy e L PR R L L T LT T T T RO T E T PP railroads. 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