Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-23

"A
!, farmer should have a good
,rsep. mean something more
smsll garden that every farm
{roposed to have. Not many
az without a garden OF some
m usually the better the farmer
IN he garden and the more of
II. vlde.awake farmer wants
n vegetables, and In as great
IN a possible for his table. He
N enjoys better health because
ne as Il food supply, but he
I'm because he likes them, and
I. that an animal or meat diet
slvays be accompanied with
Il rood vegetables. Man IS an
Il 70 far as his physical wants
In must be a dilution of the
|Hucsntrated foods If we would
kriNt digestion; and in no way
Il have II so well as with n va
n fresh vegetables as a part of
|Msrpply, II is not only essential
III, but there Is a pleasure and
)ft,tIon in having as great OF
d d food upon our tables as
N IN no better way can we
rtA 4 variety than with a good
prtsn. Too many Of our farm
)ikasmall business ''puttcring."
! al Il, with a truck garden.
6ii hey haven't time to spare
tfi money crops on the farm.
iNKyer been 30 busy on our
taN think we are very busy
NJ ht that We could find
\ ut and tend the truck gar
aNa is no little eight by ten
ekr, We would as soon do
tw meat supply as without
fnhSle supply; one without the
\ grbalanced.
Fiumsr should lay OFF a piece
|'n near the house for the spec
|7oss Of growing a full supply of
y! late vegetables for his own
|,ah u the family is large, the
FiAould be ample; If the family is
Mes a good market IL handy.
W plot OF ground will do. This
Hoand should be long and mar
Y ne work OF cultivation can
WY done by horse power. with
'vss' less tramplng at the ends
,fAt The rows should be straight
Y wants put in as straight a line
''.le A row IN which the plants
.1efed sidtwise In the rows can
ssept free of weeds by using the
. niue care in planting aids
D eultlvating.
I peas, beans. sweet corn, on
rIIaee, radlshes and any other
'1snhle that fancy dictates.
y planted ms early as the
~ IN ut condition. or course.
NJ varieties should be planted
" mink 1t good plan to
nan'ing OF the later varieties
M time; these will come in
Y v about the time the earlier
s, are exhausted.
ssng sweet corn. for instance,
NJ, \, plant the Early Cory for
i tne same time we plant the
~ ,a or some other medium
~ a, the same time we plant
~ " The later, such as Stow
.,, NJ These three follow
n ~ succession nicely. About
4 aver we make another plant
\. stowells Evergreen. and
N y ,hird planting: In this way
n. Nv corn for the table for a
\ no more healthful and
'. uish can be put upon the
MI, mat OF sweet corn, and
IVY should always be provided.
n H. mould be planted with but
> m ~ Q place, and but a foot
~ seihaps what Is better, plant
w ~ N one place a foot apart,
ronne up, pull out the weak
n hve' corn usually suckers"
y out one stalk in n hill the
,co IN ne left on and win pro-
II T. 1ar but where more than
u y m a place. the suckers
, s uch OF n draft on the root,
81 y ears Is the result.
a r ,orler planting is done, and
s,a s.ound becomes warmer, we
Il y, parsnips, satisfy, turnips.
ikha, painting OF beets, beans,
N s AZ &c. Then comes melons,
snsH a squoshes, and still later
ier nj. sv,,,natoes, In cultivatine
st,,raahtinrs the ground should
'eu where later planting