The Republican journal., 1910-07-14
THE HOME GARDEN.
What Waldo County Correspondents of
the Maine Department of Agriculture
ca, About II

What Waldo County Correspondents OF
the Maine Department of Agriculture
Say About It.
'THoRNDlKE-Truly the garden is the
most important spot on the farm, for
pleasure, profit and health. Twenty
square rods of garden can easily be made
to produce $50 worth of produce. Two
hundred strawberry plants set this sea-
son ought to, produce from 100 to 200
quarts next; fifty raspberry or blackber-
ry bushes will likewise raise one to two
quarts each on the next seasons growth.
And then there is much nicer flavor to
the fresh picked fruit. But the plants
and bushes must be taken care of or
they will not produce this amount of
fruit. If you do not take pains to learn
how to take care of them, better let
them alone. We can begin to have peas
from the garden by July LIST, and from
then up to October. 1t is a source of lux
ury as we'll as profit. If you have never
picked any peas in the morning and had
them for breakfast, you do not know
how much better they are than when
picked later after the hot sun has shone
on them most Of the forenoon. And then
the old fashioned "boiled dinners" with
pork and corned beef, and all kinds Of
vegetables! Be sure to get in the cab
bage, and have some left to make into
vegetable hash the next morning.
Don't, don't neglect the garden. Neg
lect anything else but that. We can
size up farmer by the looks Of his gar
den quicker than by anything else. Send
to Washington and get Farmers Bulle-
tin No. 2O3, Canned Fruits, Preserves
and Jellies," No, 359, Canning Vegeta-
bles in the Home" and No. 391, eco
nomical Use of Meats in the Home.
These will be of much help to the good
wife. 1t would aot be a bad idea to have
these three bulletins printed for the Sep
TENDER Bulletin of the Department of
Agriculture.zC. E. SMITH.
NoTE-I am pleased that our CORES
pondent has called the attention Of the
farmers to the above three important
bulletins published by the United States
Department of Agriculture. Your sug-
gestion that these be printed for our
September Bulletin is worthy of consider
alton. However, the Department has
decided upon another subject for the
September Bulletin. Any of the read
ers Of this Bulletin can procure the above
by simply writing to the United States
Department of Agriculture at Washing
ton, unless the supply is exhausted.
Commissioner.
BELFAST-We regard the farm garden
as the most valuable asset of the place.
1t is our practice to plant at different
times so as to make sure of a succession
of crops and an abundant supply through
out the season. Three paintings of peas
of good varieties gave Us six weeks
supply last year. Corn lasted nearly as
long, or until killed by frost. Having the
garden plowed in the fall makes it posi-
BILE to get in seed a little earlier than
could usually be done if we waited until
spring. We hasten the growth of most
early crops by the use of good ferti-
lizer Nothing gives US more for the
work bestowed on it than the strawberry,
currant and blackberry patches. These
are all easily grown and should find
place on every farm.
AS for the flower garden, it is best to
have mostly shrubs and perennials, as
ANNALS require too much time and work
for the average farmer or his wife. A
row of sweet peas and a few of the best
ANIMALS are sufficient Make the grounds
attractive with shrubbery and hardy per-
ennials. E. C. Dow.
TROY think good garden very es-
sential. We plan to have enough garden
products for family use, and what we do
not use we can sell at good profit. We
have Strawberries, raspberries, black
berries, currants, several varieties of
pums, cherries and pears. | consider the
best variety of pears for summer, Clapp's
Favorite; for late pear, Keiffers Hybrid.
For cherries l like the Early Richmond
and Montmorency; for plums, the
Red June and Burbank. In regard to
cultivation, all plants should be we'll
cultivated, and weeds and grass should
not be allowed to grow around the tree
if you wish for strong and vigorous trees,
which will yield profit. w. L. GRAY.