The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1909-01-28
GARDENING FOR the MARKET
GROWING EARLY GARDEN TRUCK
FOR PROFIT.
Paper Read by A. r. Senior at the
Farmers Institute In Twin Falls,
January %.

My chief business is fruit growing,
principally strawberries, but l find
can make 1t quite profitable growing
vegetables for market The only way
to make u garden profitable in coun-
try town is by getting your stuff ahead
of the other fellow. The early stuff Is
the most profitable.
The first thing that should be con-
| Sidered by the prospective gardner is
| location, which should have a, south
ern slope if possible; be close to some
live town or have first-class shipping
| facilities.
The second thought to me is not to
have more ground than can be proper
| ly taken care of. Slip-shod methods
of cultivation will not produce results.
Again, another thought-the gardener
should estimate as closely as possible
the probable demand and plant accord
ingly.
After all these preliminaries have
been thought out the next thought is
the soil which should be enriched by
well rotted stable manure. have
never seen soil too rich for gardening.
See that there is plenty of moisture in
the ground before blowing If too dry
irrigate before blowing, never after.
Next pillow deep. Do not be afraid that
you will pillow too deep. Many Of the
root crops need plenty of loose soil to
do justice to themselves. After a
thorough blowing work down to as
fine seed bed as possible for this is
the secret Of success-thorough pre-
paration.
Next make all your rows straight as
a line and just as long as possible 1t
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rows than short ones.
In buying seeds buy the best even
If they cost a little more Buying
cheap seeds is costly saving.
After the seeds are planted, at their
proper time, the gardener should get
his lath spouts ready for irrigating and
in place as he will not have time later
on. And let me say right now, con-
slider the proper distribution Of ,sthe.
water, both as to time and quantity,
one Of the first essentials of successful
gardening. Never flood your ground.
II you do you are making heap of
trouble for yourself later on.
When you have to irrigate make
your burrows deep and allow the water
to sub. Let this piece of advice be re-
membered by everyone as 1t Is applf-
cable to everyone farming on this
tract. And again be as careful as pos
sible in the use Of the water. If the
above advice is followed one, and not
over two. irrigations will mature most
Of the crops, at least have found 1t so.
When you market your vegetables
see that they are washed clean and
put in the most attractive form posi-
BILE, and get them to market as quickly
as you can.
Every garden should have a small
hot bed. The hot bed Is an essential
to every gardener. Peppers, egg plant,
cauliflower, early cabbage and toma-
toes could not be grown here profit
ably without the aid of a hot bed.
To treat on every kind of vegetable
separately would take up too much
time, but l will say If the above adj
vice is taken seriously the market gar
dener can make financial success OF
his business.
Practice intensive and scientific gar
dening Try everything new in small
way as you may get something good
that will benefit the community as we'll
as yourself. AS to the line of vege-
tables to grow the gardener must be
governed by the demand. Gardening is
hard work, but you must use your gray
matter along with the whole and you
will obtain results.