The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-03-23


must be done in advance of the grow
ing season and the earlier this re-
ceives attention, the better will be
the results.
Size Of Garden.
BY all means plan to devote as
large an area to the garden and small
fruits as space will allow and the
needs of the household require, with
a surplus for good measure. If there
is time and inclination, make the
garden large enough to produce a
marketable quantity of fresh season
able vegetables, which may be dis
posed of at a goodly profit.
Shape Of Garden.
This may seem small matter but
some attention given to this particu-
lar will give ample recompense
through ease of culture and economy
of time required in attention.
To facilitate the work of prepara-
tion and subsequent cultivation the
plot SHOULD be at least twice as long
as wide, particularly in those gar
dens up to an acre in extent, where
the work Of preparation is performed
by other than hand labor.
Arrangement Of Crops.
Thought bestowed upon the proper
disposition of the plants to be grown
will promote satisfactory results
both with respect to culture and pro-
ductivity. In all gardens not con-
fined to small backyard areas, the
plants should be disposed in rows
and not in beds, as is common in
many gardens. This gives a maxi
mum area for the use of the plants
and enhances ease in culture. AS
much Of the arduous labor as possi-
BILE should be avoided by the use OF
wheeled plows, hoes, weeders, etc.
Such implements are inexpensive
and, where the area will Justify their
use, they are to be preferred.
This does not imply the disuse OF
the hand hoe and rake where needed.
The arrangement of the rows OF
plants with respect to their order and
direction will need consideration.
The rows may extend in any direc-
tion, but commonly north and
south direction is to be preferred, as
/ that admits of a greater and more
even distribution of sunshine, which
is a matter Of Importance in closely
crowded gardens.
The rows should further be ar
J ranged in order OF the probable
height Of the plants to grow in them.
For appearance as well as for eff
cheney the taller growing kinds should
be grouped and disposed in the back
ground, II possible. At any rate they
should be so arranged as to cast as
! little shade as possible upon the re-
naming vegetation. Perennial crops
should be placed to one side of the
tract so as not to interfere with the
culture OF the remainder.
Varieties.
There is wide choice in this mat
ter, but the amateur as well as com
mercial gardener will do well to con
fine his attention to a few choice
varieties of such plants as are likely
to give the greatest return and sup
ply the tastes of the household. Com.
mercial gardeners must consult the
tastes Of his patrons and plant ac'
cordingly. Little space should be
given to new and untrled varieties
OF any kind of plant. Confine the
selection to standard varieties as
listed in the seed catalogues and rec.
commended by local gardeners.
Some space may be devoted to
promising new varieties, but they
find something good, don't be in toe
great hurry to discard It for some
thing else. On the other hand, be
quick to take advantage OF any
newer variety that has proven
worthy.
Proportion Of Crops.
The usefulness of the garden will
be largely determined by a certain
proport'onate quantity of space de
voted to different crops. This factor
is largely controlled, first, by the
tastes or appetites of the consumers
and second, by the comparative pro
ductivity of the different crops.
Do not plant more of any croI
than the probable demands will re
quire.
The commercial gardener must
cater to the tastes of his individual
customers. He can not afford to dis
regard any persistent call for any
article lest the customer have his
needs in that particular supplied
elsewhere and so transfer his pat
yonage.
Location of the Garden.
Other things being equal, a gentle
south or southeast slope is to be pre-
ferred for garden purposes. Earliness
is a prime essential in all gardening
efforts, and a south slope may be ex
pected to get into condition severa
days In advance OF ground that has &
northerly slope. The season o.